diff --git a/donate/utils.py b/donate/utils.py
index a83f6a7f447dff00fc35255a0ebe40ded4ecfd60..a26f47d35f3150263a51a03223a571b95eaef0b4 100644
--- a/donate/utils.py
+++ b/donate/utils.py
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ def get_donated_amount_from_api(portal_project_id):
 
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
         logger.warning("Donate portal API call failed for %s", url)
-        raise
 
     return None