diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index ab186eedd9..6684b3696e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -311,15 +311,18 @@ module GitHub extend self
     }
 
     default_headers['Authorization'] = "token #{HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" if HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN
-    Kernel.open(url, default_headers.merge(headers)) do |f|
-      yield Utils::JSON.load(f.read)
+
+    begin
+      Kernel.open(url, default_headers.merge(headers)) do |f|
+        yield Utils::JSON.load(f.read)
+      end
+    rescue OpenURI::HTTPError => e
+      handle_api_error(e)
+    rescue SocketError, OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => e
+      raise Error, "Failed to connect to: #{url}\n#{e.message}", e.backtrace
+    rescue Utils::JSON::Error => e
+      raise Error, "Failed to parse JSON response\n#{e.message}", e.backtrace
     end
-  rescue OpenURI::HTTPError => e
-    handle_api_error(e)
-  rescue SocketError, OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError => e
-    raise Error, "Failed to connect to: #{url}\n#{e.message}", e.backtrace
-  rescue Utils::JSON::Error => e
-    raise Error, "Failed to parse JSON response\n#{e.message}", e.backtrace
   end
 
   def handle_api_error(e)