diff --git a/addons/recaptcha/lang/en.php b/addons/recaptcha/lang/en.php
index 5546c69fc..02baffd5a 100644
--- a/addons/recaptcha/lang/en.php
+++ b/addons/recaptcha/lang/en.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <?php
+$lang->msg_recaptcha_connection_error = 'An error occurred while connecting to the reCAPTCHA verification server.';
 $lang->msg_recaptcha_server_error = 'An error occurred while verifying your reCAPTCHA response.';
 $lang->msg_recaptcha_invalid_response = 'Please check reCAPTCHA.';
diff --git a/addons/recaptcha/lang/ko.php b/addons/recaptcha/lang/ko.php
index 510d21bd4..e26e413f3 100644
--- a/addons/recaptcha/lang/ko.php
+++ b/addons/recaptcha/lang/ko.php
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <?php
+$lang->msg_recaptcha_connection_error = 'reCAPTCHA 스팸방지 서버에 접속하는 도중 오류가 발생했습니다.';
 $lang->msg_recaptcha_server_error = 'reCAPTCHA 스팸방지 서버와 통신하는 도중 오류가 발생했습니다.';
 $lang->msg_recaptcha_invalid_response = 'reCAPTCHA 스팸방지 기능을 체크해 주십시오.';
diff --git a/addons/recaptcha/recaptcha.class.php b/addons/recaptcha/recaptcha.class.php
index aa7bf40d9..bf1992ea1 100644
--- a/addons/recaptcha/recaptcha.class.php
+++ b/addons/recaptcha/recaptcha.class.php
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ class reCAPTCHA
 			return new Object(-1, lang('recaptcha.msg_recaptcha_invalid_response'));
 		}
 		
-		$verify_request = \Requests::post(self::$verify, array(), array(
-			'secret' => self::$config->secret_key,
-			'response' => $response,
-			'remoteip' => \RX_CLIENT_IP,
-		));
+		try
+		{
+			$verify_request = \Requests::post(self::$verify, array(), array(
+				'secret' => self::$config->secret_key,
+				'response' => $response,
+				'remoteip' => \RX_CLIENT_IP,
+			));
+		}
+		catch (\Requests_Exception $e)
+		{
+			return new Object(-1, lang('recaptcha.msg_recaptcha_connection_error'));
+		}
 		
 		$verify = @json_decode($verify_request->body, true);
 		if ($verify && isset($verify['error-codes']) && in_array('invalid-input-response', $verify['error-codes']))