diff --git a/acrylamid/tasks/ping.py b/acrylamid/tasks/ping.py
index 0fb05286..2f56ffeb 100644
--- a/acrylamid/tasks/ping.py
+++ b/acrylamid/tasks/ping.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def search_link(content):
             if not dryrun:
                 server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(server_url)
                 server.pingback.ping(src, dest)
-
+    except xmlrpclib.Fault as e:
+        log.warn("XML-RPC fault: %d (%s)", e.faultCode, e.faultString)
     except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError as e:
         raise AcrylamidException(e.args[0])