diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
index f128e22711e1..28e81efdf235 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
@@ -248,17 +248,20 @@ public function showCreditsView()
 
         $credits = app(Credits::class)->latest();
 
-        $backers = $credits['backers'];
-        $contributors = $credits['contributors'];
+        if ($credits) {
+            $backers = $credits['backers'];
+            $contributors = $credits['contributors'];
 
-        shuffle($backers);
-        shuffle($contributors);
+            shuffle($backers);
+            shuffle($contributors);
+        }
 
         return View::make('dashboard.settings.credits')
             ->withPageTitle(trans('dashboard.settings.credits.credits').' - '.trans('dashboard.dashboard'))
-            ->withBackers($backers)
-            ->withContributors($contributors)
-            ->withSubMenu($this->subMenu);
+            ->withBackers(($credits) ? $backers : false)
+            ->withContributors(($credits) ? $contributors : false)
+            ->withSubMenu($this->subMenu)
+            ->withErrors((!$credits) ? trans('dashboard.settings.credits.unable-to-load') : null);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php b/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
index e821c3b6f29b..3df1671ddb1f 100644
--- a/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
+++ b/app/Integrations/Core/Credits.php
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public function latest()
             try {
                 return json_decode((new Client())->get($this->url, [
                     'headers' => ['Accept' => 'application/json', 'User-Agent' => defined('CACHET_VERSION') ? 'cachet/'.constant('CACHET_VERSION') : 'cachet'],
+                    'timeout' => 5,
+                    'connect_timeout' => 5,
                 ])->getBody(), true);
             } catch (Exception $e) {
                 return self::FAILED;
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php b/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
index 7dc9af669deb..2af0d6073aea 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/dashboard.php
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@
             'backers-title' => 'Backers & Sponsors',
             'backers'       => 'If you\'d like to support future development, check out the <a href="https://patreon.com/jbrooksuk" target="_blank">Cachet Patreon</a> campaign.',
             'thank-you'     => 'Thank you to each and every one of the :count contributors.',
+            'unable-to-load'=> 'Unable to load details about contributors and sponsors.'
         ],
     ],
 
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/credits.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/credits.blade.php
index 927f38259a9e..a990dce49ce0 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/credits.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/credits.blade.php
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
         </div>
         <div class="row">
             <div class="col-sm-12">
+                @include('partials.errors')
                 <h4>Cachet</h4>
 
                 <p>{!! trans('dashboard.settings.credits.license') !!}</p>
 
                 <hr>
+                @if($contributors)
 
                 <h4>{{ trans('dashboard.settings.credits.contributors') }}</h4>
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
                     </li>
                     @endforeach
                 </ul>
+                @endif
 
                 <hr>
             </div>