diff --git a/health_check/cache/backends.py b/health_check/cache/backends.py
index 0973ae45..1d9dcdbd 100644
--- a/health_check/cache/backends.py
+++ b/health_check/cache/backends.py
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ def check_status(self):
             self.add_error(ServiceReturnedUnexpectedResult("Cache key warning"), e)
         except ValueError as e:
             self.add_error(ServiceReturnedUnexpectedResult("ValueError"), e)
+        except ConnectionError as e:
+            self.add_error(ServiceReturnedUnexpectedResult("Connection Error"), e)