diff --git a/src/main/java/com/omertron/themoviedbapi/TheMovieDbApi.java b/src/main/java/com/omertron/themoviedbapi/TheMovieDbApi.java
index 7e28b9fc1..ada0096ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/omertron/themoviedbapi/TheMovieDbApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/omertron/themoviedbapi/TheMovieDbApi.java
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ public class TheMovieDbApi {
                 throw new MovieDbException(MovieDbException.MovieDbExceptionType.CONNECTION_ERROR, null, ex);
             } catch (IOException ex) {
                 throw new MovieDbException(MovieDbException.MovieDbExceptionType.CONNECTION_ERROR, null, ex);
+            } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                throw new MovieDbException(MovieDbException.MovieDbExceptionType.CONNECTION_ERROR, null, ex);
             }
         }