@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ public void run() {
           Thread.sleep(30 * 1000);  // give the PDE time to get rolling
           updateCheck();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          e.printStackTrace();
+          String msg = e.getMessage();
+          if (msg.contains("UnknownHostException")) {
+            // nah, do nothing.. this happens when not connected to the net
+          } else {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+          }
         }
       }
     }).start();
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@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ public void run() {
62	62	Thread.sleep(30 * 1000); // give the PDE time to get rolling
63	63	updateCheck();
64	64	} catch (Exception e) {
65		- e.printStackTrace();
	65	+ String msg = e.getMessage();
	66	+ if (msg.contains("UnknownHostException")) {
	67	+ // nah, do nothing.. this happens when not connected to the net
	68	+ } else {
	69	+ e.printStackTrace();
	70	+ }
66	71	}
67	72	}
68	73	}).start();