diff --git a/app/Model/Server.php b/app/Model/Server.php
index 16f7ca679..7d1cf8c0a 100644
--- a/app/Model/Server.php
+++ b/app/Model/Server.php
@@ -4466,19 +4466,28 @@ class Server extends AppModel
 
     public function queryAvailableSyncFilteringRules($server)
     {
+        $syncFilteringRules = [
+            'error' => '',
+            'data' => []
+        ];
         $HttpSocket = $this->setupHttpSocket($server, null);
         $uri = $server['Server']['url'] . '/servers/getAvailableSyncFilteringRules';
         $request = $this->setupSyncRequest($server);
-        $response = $HttpSocket->get($uri, false, $request);
-        if ($response === false) {
-            throw new Exception(__('Connection failed for unknown reason.'));
+        try {
+            $response = $HttpSocket->get($uri, false, $request);
+            if ($response === false) {
+                $syncFilteringRules['error'] = __('Connection failed for unknown reason.');
+                return $syncFilteringRules;
+            }
+        } catch (SocketException $e) {
+            $syncFilteringRules['error'] = __('Connection failed for unknown reason. Error returned: %s', $e->getMessage());
+            return $syncFilteringRules;
         }
 
-        $syncFilteringRules = [];
         if ($response->isOk()) {
-            $syncFilteringRules = $this->jsonDecode($response->body());
+            $syncFilteringRules['data'] = $this->jsonDecode($response->body());
         } else {
-            throw new Exception(__('Reponse was not OK. (HTTP code: %s)', $response->code));
+            $syncFilteringRules['error'] = __('Reponse was not OK. (HTTP code: %s)', $response->code);
         }
         return $syncFilteringRules;
     }
diff --git a/app/View/Elements/serverRuleElements/pull.ctp b/app/View/Elements/serverRuleElements/pull.ctp
index 2486fb30d..23dec117e 100755
--- a/app/View/Elements/serverRuleElements/pull.ctp
+++ b/app/View/Elements/serverRuleElements/pull.ctp
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ $(function() {
                     $('div.notice-pull-rule-fetched.alert-success').show()
                 },
                 function(errorMessage) {
-                    showMessage('fail', '<?= __('Could not fetch remote sync filtering rules.') ?>');
                     var regex = /Reponse was not OK\. \(HTTP code: (?<code>\d+)\)/m
                     var matches = errorMessage.match(regex)
                     if (matches !== null) {
@@ -150,10 +149,11 @@ $(function() {
 
     function getPullFilteringRules(callback, failCallback, alwaysCallback) {
         $.getJSON('/servers/queryAvailableSyncFilteringRules/' + serverID, function(availableRules) {
-            callback(availableRules)
-        })
-        .fail(function(jqxhr, textStatus, error) {
-            failCallback(jqxhr.responseJSON.message !== undefined ? jqxhr.responseJSON.message : textStatus)
+            if (availableRules.error.length == 0) {
+                callback(availableRules.data)
+            } else {
+                failCallback(availableRules.error)
+            }
         })
         .always(function() {
             alwaysCallback()