diff --git a/workers/lets_encrypt_worker.rb b/workers/lets_encrypt_worker.rb
index bdb4f4b3..0cbc21af 100644
--- a/workers/lets_encrypt_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/lets_encrypt_worker.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ class LetsEncryptWorker
       puts "testing #{challenge_url}"
 
       begin
-        res = HTTP.timeout(:global, write: 5, connect: 10, read: 10).follow.get(challenge_url)
-      rescue
+        res = HTTP.timeout(:global, write: 5, connect: 10, read: 10).get(challenge_url)
+      rescue => e
+        puts e.inspect
         puts "error with #{challenge_url}"
         next
       end