diff --git a/app/Livewire/Public/StationSearch.php b/app/Livewire/Public/StationSearch.php
index 6d9751c..1f035b6 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Public/StationSearch.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Public/StationSearch.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Livewire\Public;
 
+use Illuminate\Http\Client\ConnectionException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 use Livewire\Attributes\Validate;
@@ -34,14 +35,20 @@ class StationSearch extends Component
 
         $radiusKm = round($this->radius * 1.60934, 2);
 
-        $response = Http::timeout(10)
-            ->withHeaders(['X-Api-Key' => config('services.fuelalert.api_key')])
-            ->get(url('/api/stations'), [
-                'postcode' => $this->search,
-                'fuel_type' => $this->fuelType,
-                'radius' => $radiusKm,
-                'sort' => 'price',
-            ]);
+        try {
+            $response = Http::timeout(10)
+                ->withHeaders(['X-Api-Key' => config('app.api_secret_key')])
+                ->get(url('/api/stations'), [
+                    'postcode' => $this->search,
+                    'fuel_type' => $this->fuelType,
+                    'radius' => $radiusKm,
+                    'sort' => 'price',
+                ]);
+        } catch (ConnectionException) {
+            $this->apiError = 'Unable to fetch stations. Please try again.';
+
+            return;
+        }
 
         if ($response->status() === 422) {
             $errors = $response->json('errors', []);