diff --git a/bot/linux.py b/bot/linux.py
index 6fc071f..d1f3475 100644
--- a/bot/linux.py
+++ b/bot/linux.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class Linux(Plugin):
             res = requests.get(self.KERNEL_FEED, timeout=10).json()
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
             return '\x02[Kernel]\x02 Error fetching kernel.org releases'
+        except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+            return '\x02[Kernel]\x02 Error decoding kernel.org releases'
 
         # Make list of releases
         releases = []