diff --git a/app/models/artist.rb b/app/models/artist.rb
index 38d37c63..5f9ea2da 100644
--- a/app/models/artist.rb
+++ b/app/models/artist.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ def rkd_artists
     return [rkd_artist] if rkd_artist
     begin
       RkdArtist.search_rkd_by_artist(self)
+    rescue OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
+      []
     rescue SocketError
       []
     end