diff --git a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
index 0b185d432..9a8161924 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/dashboard/widgets.py
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class RSSFeedWidget(DashboardWidget):
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             return {
-                'error': e,
+                'error': 'NetBox is unable to connect to feed server...',
             }
 
         # Parse feed content