diff --git a/scripts/install-snyk.py b/scripts/install-snyk.py
index c3368face6..19edc4c6ed 100755
--- a/scripts/install-snyk.py
+++ b/scripts/install-snyk.py
@@ -59,43 +59,51 @@ def download_snyk_cli(download_version, base_url, use_backup_url=1):
     url = f"{base_url}/cli/{download_version}/{filename}"
 
     print(f"Downloading '{filename}' from: {url}")
-    response = requests.get(url)
-
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-        sha_response = requests.get(url + ".sha256")
-        if not sha_response:
-            print("SHA256 checksum not available. Aborting download.")
-            return
-
-        sha256_checksum = sha_response.text.split()[0]
-
-        downloaded_file_path = filename
-
-        with open(downloaded_file_path, "wb") as f:
-            f.write(response.content)
-
-        print("Verifying checksum")
-        if verify_checksum(downloaded_file_path, sha256_checksum):
-            print("Checksum verified")
-            os.rename(downloaded_file_path, filename)
-            print(f"Snyk CLI {download_version} downloaded successfully to {filename}")
-
-            # Make the file executable
-            os.chmod(filename, 0o755)
-            os.rename(filename, output_filename)
-
-            print("Running 'snyk -v' to check the version:")
-
-            executable = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), output_filename)
-            os.system(f"{executable} -v")
-
+    
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url)
+        
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            sha_response = requests.get(url + ".sha256")
+            if not sha_response:
+                print("SHA256 checksum not available. Aborting download.")
+                return
+
+            sha256_checksum = sha_response.text.split()[0]
+
+            downloaded_file_path = filename
+
+            with open(downloaded_file_path, "wb") as f:
+                f.write(response.content)
+
+            print("Verifying checksum")
+            if verify_checksum(downloaded_file_path, sha256_checksum):
+                print("Checksum verified")
+                os.rename(downloaded_file_path, filename)
+                print(f"Snyk CLI {download_version} downloaded successfully to {filename}")
+
+                # Make the file executable
+                os.chmod(filename, 0o755)
+                os.rename(filename, output_filename)
+
+                print("Running 'snyk -v' to check the version:")
+
+                executable = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), output_filename)
+                os.system(f"{executable} -v")
+
+            else:
+                os.remove(downloaded_file_path)
+                print("SHA256 checksum verification failed. Downloaded file deleted.")
+                return fail
+            return success
         else:
-            os.remove(downloaded_file_path)
-            print("SHA256 checksum verification failed. Downloaded file deleted.")
+            print(f"Failed to download Snyk CLI {download_version} via {base_url}")
+            if use_backup_url == 1:
+                print(f"Trying download from: {backup_url}")
+                return download_snyk_cli(download_version, backup_url, use_backup_url=0)
             return fail
-        return success
-    else:
-        print(f"Failed to download Snyk CLI {download_version} via {base_url}")
+    except requests.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"Error trying to download Snyk CLI {download_version} via {base_url}: {e}")
         if use_backup_url == 1:
             print(f"Trying download from: {backup_url}")
             return download_snyk_cli(download_version, backup_url, use_backup_url=0)