diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/search.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/search.rb
index 2b290bbdf2..785f4b4b11 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/search.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/search.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Hbc
             filename: query,
             extension: "rb",
           )
-        rescue StandardError => e
+        rescue GitHub::Error => e
           onoe e
           $stderr.puts e.backtrace
           []