diff --git a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/CoinJoinService.kt b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/CoinJoinService.kt
index 73f8a9471..daa05a415 100644
--- a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/CoinJoinService.kt
+++ b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/service/CoinJoinService.kt
@@ -234,6 +234,15 @@ class CoinJoinMixingService @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    suspend fun getCurrentTimeSkew(): Long {
+        return try {
+            getTimeSkew()
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            log.info("timeshew problem", e)
+            return 0L
+        }
+    }
+
     suspend fun updateTimeSkewInternal(timeSkew: Long) {
         updateState(config.getMode(), timeSkew, hasAnonymizableBalance, networkStatus, isSynced, blockChain)
     }
@@ -270,7 +279,7 @@ class CoinJoinMixingService @Inject constructor(
         )
         updateState(
             config.getMode(),
-            getTimeSkew(),
+            getCurrentTimeSkew(),
             hasBalanceLeftToMix,
             networkStatus,
             isSynced,
@@ -295,7 +304,7 @@ class CoinJoinMixingService @Inject constructor(
             log.info(
                 "coinjoin-new-state: $mode, $timeSkew ms, $hasAnonymizableBalance, $networkStatus, synced: $isSynced, ${blockChain != null}"
             )
-            log.info("coinjoin-Current timeskew: ${getTimeSkew()}")
+            log.info("coinjoin-Current timeskew: ${getCurrentTimeSkew()}")
             this.networkStatus = networkStatus
             this.hasAnonymizableBalance = hasAnonymizableBalance
             this.isSynced = isSynced
@@ -363,7 +372,7 @@ class CoinJoinMixingService @Inject constructor(
             configureMixing()
             updateBalance(walletDataProvider.wallet!!.getBalance(Wallet.BalanceType.AVAILABLE))
         }
-        val currentTimeSkew = getTimeSkew()
+        val currentTimeSkew = getCurrentTimeSkew()
         updateState(mode, currentTimeSkew, hasAnonymizableBalance, networkStatus, isSynced, blockChain)
     }
 
diff --git a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/util/TimeUtils.kt b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/util/TimeUtils.kt
index d9aca9b3d..f3238fbe8 100644
--- a/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/util/TimeUtils.kt
+++ b/wallet/src/de/schildbach/wallet/util/TimeUtils.kt
@@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ suspend fun getTimeSkew(): Long {
         // swallow, the next block will use alternate method
     }
     if (networkTime == null) {
-        var result = Constants.HTTP_CLIENT.head("https://www.dash.org/")
-
-        networkTime = result.headers.getDate("date")?.time
-        if (networkTime == null) {
-            result = Constants.HTTP_CLIENT.head("https://insight.dash.org/insight")
+        try {
+            val result = Constants.HTTP_CLIENT.head("https://www.dash.org/")
             networkTime = result.headers.getDate("date")?.time
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            // swallow
+        }
+        if (networkTime == null) {
+            try {
+                val result = Constants.HTTP_CLIENT.head("https://insight.dash.org/insight")
+                networkTime = result.headers.getDate("date")?.time
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                // swallow
+            }
         }
         requireNotNull(networkTime)
     }