diff --git a/lib/cocoapods-core/github.rb b/lib/cocoapods-core/github.rb
index c3b0b7e2..e1c8e898 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods-core/github.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods-core/github.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def self.modified_since_commit(url, commit)
         code = response.status_code
         code != 304
       rescue
-        raise Informative, "Failed to connect to GitHub to update the #{repo_id} specs repo - Please check if you are offline, or that GitHub is down"
+        puts "Failed to verify if #{repo_id} specs repo remote has been modified since commit #{commit} via /GET request to #{request_url}, continuing repo update..".yellow
       end
     end