diff --git a/app/lib/request.rb b/app/lib/request.rb
index b011ac202..4a81773e3 100644
--- a/app/lib/request.rb
+++ b/app/lib/request.rb
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ class Request
           end
         end
 
-        raise outer_e if outer_e
+        if outer_e
+          raise outer_e
+        else
+          raise SocketError, "No address for #{host}"
+        end
       end
 
       alias new open