diff --git a/homeassistant/components/netatmo/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/netatmo/climate.py
index a49c83d2dd9..ec8d8275b1b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/netatmo/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/netatmo/climate.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import timedelta
 
+import requests
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
@@ -371,6 +372,9 @@ class ThermostatData:
         except TypeError:
             _LOGGER.error("Error when getting homestatus.")
             return
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            _LOGGER.warning("Timed out when connecting to Netatmo server.")
+            return
         _LOGGER.debug("Following is the debugging output for homestatus:")
         _LOGGER.debug(self.homestatus.rawData)
         for room in self.homestatus.rooms: