diff --git a/tests/test_datareader.py b/tests/test_datareader.py
index 29f6fb38b..e38f19624 100644
--- a/tests/test_datareader.py
+++ b/tests/test_datareader.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, ReadTimeout
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, ReadTimeout, JSONDecodeError
 import pytest
 import logging
 import pandas as pd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 try:
     wb.get_indicators()
     WB_UNAVAILABLE = False
-except (ReadTimeout, ConnectionError):
+except (ReadTimeout, ConnectionError, JSONDecodeError):
     WB_UNAVAILABLE = True
 
 WB_REASON = "World Bank API unavailable"