diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index add558f4..d88ff59b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ services:
 
 env:
   global:
-     - VERSION=0.28.2
+     - VERSION=0.28.3
      - DB_HOST=localhost
      - DB_USER=travis
      - DB_PASS=
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index be4fac50..dbbfc7ae 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-ENV VERSION=v0.28.2
+ENV VERSION=v0.28.3
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add libstdc++ ca-certificates
 RUN wget -q https://github.com/hunterlong/statup/releases/download/$VERSION/statup-linux-alpine.tar.gz && \
diff --git a/core/checker.go b/core/checker.go
index 2ec46931..24b04782 100644
--- a/core/checker.go
+++ b/core/checker.go
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ func (s *Service) Check() *Service {
 		Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
 	}
 	response, err := client.Get(s.Domain)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.Failure(fmt.Sprintf("HTTP Error %v", err))
+		return s
+	}
 	response.Header.Set("User-Agent", "StatupMonitor")
 	t2 := time.Now()
 	s.Latency = t2.Sub(t1).Seconds()