diff --git a/main/helpers.ts b/main/helpers.ts
index 25516db6..bb3913ab 100644
--- a/main/helpers.ts
+++ b/main/helpers.ts
@@ -73,3 +73,17 @@ export async function getErrorHandledReponse(func: () => Promise<unknown>) {
 export function rendererLog(main: Main, ...args: unknown[]) {
   main.mainWindow?.webContents.send(IPC_CHANNELS.CONSOLE_LOG, ...args);
 }
+
+export function isNetworkError(error: Error) {
+  switch (error?.message) {
+    case 'net::ERR_INTERNET_DISCONNECTED':
+    case 'net::ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED':
+    case 'net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET':
+    case 'net::ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSE':
+    case 'net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED':
+    case 'net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT':
+      return true;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
index ef858ecf..b712777c 100644
--- a/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
+++ b/main/registerAutoUpdaterListeners.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@ import { emitMainProcessError } from 'backend/helpers';
 import { app, dialog } from 'electron';
 import { autoUpdater, UpdateInfo } from 'electron-updater';
 import { Main } from '../main';
+import { isNetworkError } from './helpers';
 
 export default function registerAutoUpdaterListeners(main: Main) {
   autoUpdater.autoDownload = false;
+  autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = true;
   autoUpdater.autoInstallOnAppQuit = true;
 
   autoUpdater.on('error', (error) => {
     if (!main.checkedForUpdate) {
       main.checkedForUpdate = true;
+    }
+
+    if (isNetworkError(error)) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
index 8205e191..66e7a16c 100644
--- a/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
+++ b/main/registerIpcMainActionListeners.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import { getLanguageMap } from './getLanguageMap';
 import {
   getConfigFilesWithModified,
   getErrorHandledReponse,
-  setAndGetCleanedConfigFiles,
+  isNetworkError,
+  setAndGetCleanedConfigFiles
 } from './helpers';
 import { saveHtmlAsPdf } from './saveHtmlAsPdf';
 
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ export default function registerIpcMainActionListeners(main: Main) {
     try {
       await autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
     } catch (error) {
+      if (isNetworkError(error as Error)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       emitMainProcessError(error);
     }
     main.checkedForUpdate = true;