diff --git a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
index ce7d7346edee4f68924cc1544162d04dfe0e2710..1b8e3b38e48d9e3e8d95375b5a96191402c090ff 100644
--- a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ function checkForPlatformFailure(err: Error) {
     'The remote end hung up unexpectedly',
     'access denied or repository not exported',
     'Could not write new index file',
+    'Failed to connect to',
   ];
   for (const errorStr of platformErrorStrings) {
     if (err.message.includes(errorStr)) {