diff --git a/ihatemoney/currency_convertor.py b/ihatemoney/currency_convertor.py
index 881d5428..3ff21ec3 100644
--- a/ihatemoney/currency_convertor.py
+++ b/ihatemoney/currency_convertor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import traceback
+import warnings
+
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cached
 import requests
 
@@ -21,7 +24,14 @@ class CurrencyConverter(object, metaclass=Singleton):
 
     @cached(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=86400))
     def get_rates(self):
-        rates = requests.get(self.api_url).json()["rates"]
+        try:
+            rates = requests.get(self.api_url).json()["rates"]
+        except Exception as e:
+            warnings.warn(
+                f"Call to {self.api_url} failed: {traceback.format_exception_only(e)[0].strip()}"
+            )
+            # In case of any exception, let's have an empty value
+            rates = {}
         rates[self.no_currency] = 1.0
         return rates
 
diff --git a/ihatemoney/tests/main_test.py b/ihatemoney/tests/main_test.py
index b2f0c1eb..97ab82ac 100644
--- a/ihatemoney/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/ihatemoney/tests/main_test.py
@@ -383,11 +383,14 @@ class TestCurrencyConverter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, 80.0)
 
     def test_failing_remote(self):
-        with patch("requests.Response.json", new=lambda _: {}):
+        rates = {}
+        with patch("requests.Response.json", new=lambda _: {}), self.assertWarns(
+            UserWarning
+        ):
             # we need a non-patched converter, but it seems that MagickMock
             # is mocking EVERY instance of the class method. Too bad.
             rates = CurrencyConverter.get_rates(self.converter)
-            self.assertDictEqual(rates, {CurrencyConverter.no_currency: 1})
+        self.assertDictEqual(rates, {CurrencyConverter.no_currency: 1})
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":