diff --git a/src/gui/updater/ocupdater.cpp b/src/gui/updater/ocupdater.cpp
index 21e57ef80..af7b7c2ed 100644
--- a/src/gui/updater/ocupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/updater/ocupdater.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ void OCUpdater::slotVersionInfoArrived()
     reply->deleteLater();
     if (reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
         qCWarning(lcUpdater) << "Failed to reach version check url: " << reply->errorString();
+        setDownloadState(DownloadTimedOut);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ void OCUpdater::slotVersionInfoArrived()
         versionInfoArrived(_updateInfo);
     } else {
         qCWarning(lcUpdater) << "Could not parse update information.";
+        setDownloadState(DownloadTimedOut);
     }
 }