diff --git a/umap/views.py b/umap/views.py
index 4e667cc5..d7477cbc 100644
--- a/umap/views.py
+++ b/umap/views.py
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ class AjaxProxy(View):
             return HttpResponseBadRequest("URL error")
         except InvalidURL:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest("Invalid URL")
+        except TimeoutError:
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest("Timeout")
         else:
             status_code = proxied_request.code
             mimetype = proxied_request.headers.get(