diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
index 06ba23e0ef72..294c7942de44 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/pluginsAdvertisement/PluginsAdvertiser.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class PluginsAdvertiser implements StartupActivity {
@@ -335,6 +336,9 @@ public class PluginsAdvertiser implements StartupActivity {
 
           ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(this::onSuccess, ModalityState.NON_MODAL);
         }
+        catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+          LOG.warn("Host name could not be resolved: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
         catch (Exception e) {
           LOG.info(e);
         }