diff --git a/utils/config-generator.py b/utils/config-generator.py
index 81e6424af..b3a5b56ae 100755
--- a/utils/config-generator.py
+++ b/utils/config-generator.py
@@ -734,7 +734,13 @@ def create_node_snapshot_config_json(history_mode):
         octez_container_version = os.environ.get("OCTEZ_VERSION")
     snapshot_source = os.environ.get("SNAPSHOT_SOURCE")
     if snapshot_source:
-        all_snapshots = requests.get(snapshot_source).json()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(snapshot_source)
+            response.raise_for_status()  # Raises an HTTPError if the HTTP request returned an unsuccessful status code
+            all_snapshots = response.json()
+        except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, ValueError):  # Catches exceptions related to requests and invalid JSON
+            print(f"Error: unable to retrieve snapshot metadata from {snapshot_source}")
+            return
     else:
         return
     try: