diff --git a/scraper/scraper.py b/scraper/scraper.py
index 071c451..5116e67 100644
--- a/scraper/scraper.py
+++ b/scraper/scraper.py
@@ -102,8 +102,18 @@ def mine_all_articles(rss_feed_sources, limit=None):
             logger.error(f"Timeout parsing RSS feed: {site} Error: {str(e)}")
             return []
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error parsing RSS feed: {site} Error: {str(e)}")
-            return []
+            error_str = str(e).lower()
+            # Handle specific network connection issues
+            if "remote end closed connection" in error_str or "connection closed" in error_str:
+                logger.warning(f"Network connection closed by remote end for feed: {site} - {str(e)}")
+                logger.info(f"Skipping problematic feed: {site}")
+                return []
+            elif "timeout" in error_str:
+                logger.error(f"Timeout parsing RSS feed: {site} Error: {str(e)}")
+                return []
+            else:
+                logger.error(f"Error parsing RSS feed: {site} Error: {str(e)}")
+                return []
 
     # Use ThreadPoolExecutor for parallel RSS feed parsing
     from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed