diff --git a/lib/shared/s3-packages.js b/lib/shared/s3-packages.js
index 8a38a8a6..3b36e0a5 100644
--- a/lib/shared/s3-packages.js
+++ b/lib/shared/s3-packages.js
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ exports.getRemoteVersions = _.memoize((bucketUrl) => {
     }, {
       code: 'ETIMEDOUT'
     }, {
+      code: 'EHOSTDOWN'
+    }, {
 
       // May happen when behind a proxy
       code: 'UNABLE_TO_VERIFY_LEAF_SIGNATURE'
diff --git a/tests/shared/s3-packages.spec.js b/tests/shared/s3-packages.spec.js
index 60917bfa..13d79f70 100644
--- a/tests/shared/s3-packages.spec.js
+++ b/tests/shared/s3-packages.spec.js
@@ -643,6 +643,29 @@ describe('Shared: s3Packages', function() {
 
     });
 
+    describe('given EHOSTDOWN', function() {
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        const error = new Error('EHOSTDOWN');
+        error.code = 'EHOSTDOWN';
+
+        this.requestGetAsyncStub = m.sinon.stub(request, 'getAsync');
+        this.requestGetAsyncStub.returns(Bluebird.reject(error));
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function() {
+        this.requestGetAsyncStub.restore();
+      });
+
+      it('should resolve an empty array', function(done) {
+        s3Packages.getRemoteVersions(s3Packages.BUCKET_URL.PRODUCTION).then((versions) => {
+          m.chai.expect(versions).to.deep.equal([]);
+          done();
+        }).catch(done);
+      });
+
+    });
+
     describe('given ECONNRESET', function() {
 
       beforeEach(function() {