diff --git a/lib/sitemap_generator/helper.rb b/lib/sitemap_generator/helper.rb
index c6211056..00d43445 100644
--- a/lib/sitemap_generator/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/sitemap_generator/helper.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def ping_search_engines(sitemap_index)
             open(link)
             puts "Successful ping of #{engine.to_s.titleize}" unless ENV['SILENT'].present?
           end
-        rescue StandardError => e
+        rescue Timeout::Error, StandardError => e
           puts "Ping failed for #{engine.to_s.titleize}: #{e.inspect}"
           puts <<-END if engine == :yahoo
 Yahoo requires an 'AppID' for more than one ping per "timeframe", you can either: