diff --git a/wp1/scores.py b/wp1/scores.py
index 5bd0b3a7..2d1da7cc 100644
--- a/wp1/scores.py
+++ b/wp1/scores.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def wiki_languages():
   r = requests.get(
       'https://wikistats.wmcloud.org/api.php?action=dump&table=wikipedias&format=csv',
       headers={'User-Agent': WP1_USER_AGENT},
+      timeout=60,
   )
   try:
     r.raise_for_status()
@@ -83,12 +84,17 @@ def download_pageviews():
     # File already downloaded
     return
 
-  with requests.get(get_pageview_url(), stream=True) as r:
+  with requests.get(get_pageview_url(), stream=True, timeout=60) as r:
     r.raise_for_status()
-    with open(cur_filepath, 'wb') as f:
-      # Read data in 8 KB chunks
-      for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8 * 1024):
-        f.write(chunk)
+    try:
+      with open(cur_filepath, 'wb') as f:
+        # Read data in 8 KB chunks
+        for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8 * 1024):
+          f.write(chunk)
+    except Exception as e:
+      logger.exception('Error downloading pageviews')
+      os.remove(cur_filepath)
+      raise Wp1ScoreProcessingError('Error downloading pageviews') from e
 
 
 def raw_pageviews(decode=False):
diff --git a/wp1/scores_test.py b/wp1/scores_test.py
index 00c21363..b8ca010a 100644
--- a/wp1/scores_test.py
+++ b/wp1/scores_test.py
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ def test_download_pageviews_skip_existing(self, mock_get_response,
     mock_get_response.assert_not_called()
     self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(file_path))
 
+  @patch('wp1.scores.requests.get')
+  def test_download_pageviews_handle_error(self, mock_get_response):
+    context = MagicMock()
+    resp = MagicMock()
+    # Return partial data and then raise an exception
+    resp.iter_content.side_effect = (pageview_bz2[:100],
+                                     requests.exceptions.HTTPError)
+    context.__enter__.return_value = resp
+    mock_get_response.return_value = context
+
+    with self.assertRaises(Wp1ScoreProcessingError):
+      scores.download_pageviews()
+
+    file_path = scores.get_cur_file_path()
+    self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(file_path))
+
   @patch('wp1.scores.get_current_datetime', return_value=datetime(2024, 5, 25))
   @patch("builtins.open", new_callable=mock_open, read_data=pageview_bz2)
   def test_raw_pageviews(self, mock_file_open, mock_datetime):