diff --git a/temp_file/app/helpers/orbit_backend_helper.rb b/temp_file/app/helpers/orbit_backend_helper.rb
index e1da325..2632c41 100644
--- a/temp_file/app/helpers/orbit_backend_helper.rb
+++ b/temp_file/app/helpers/orbit_backend_helper.rb
@@ -201,7 +201,14 @@ module OrbitBackendHelper
       http.read_timeout = 25 #seconds
       request = Net::HTTP::Get.new("/site/permissions")
       request.body = params_to_send.to_query
-      response = http.request(request) rescue nil
+      http.open_timeout = 1 #set read_timeout to 1 second to avoid web die caused by no response
+      http.ssl_timeout = 1
+      begin
+       response = http.request(request)
+      rescue
+        response = ActionDispatch::Response.new
+        response.body = {'success'=>true}.to_json
+      end
       if response.nil?
         data = {}
         data["message"] = "Could not connect to the store."