diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index c0e349f..9d99596 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ async def main_loop():
 		local_wiki = all_wikis[wiki[0]]  # set a reference to a wiki object from memory
 		if all_wikis[wiki[0]].mw_messages is None:
 			extended = True
-		wiki_response = await all_wikis[wiki[0]].fetch_wiki(extended)
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+		wiki_response = await local_wiki.fetch_wiki(extended)
+		try:
+			await local_wiki.check_status(wiki[0], wiki_response.status, db_wiki[1])
+		except:
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diff --git a/src/exceptions.py b/src/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fde0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class WikiError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+class WikiServerError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+class WikiNotFoundError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+class WikiRemovedError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+class WikiUnauthorizedError(Exception):
+	pass
+
+class OtherWikiError(Exception):
+	pass
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diff --git a/src/session.py b/src/session.py
index 83780eb..2b3b2aa 100644
--- a/src/session.py
+++ b/src/session.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import aiohttp
 from src.config import settings
 
-session = aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=settings["header"])
+session = aiohttp.ClientSession(headers=settings["header"], timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(5.0))
diff --git a/src/wiki.py b/src/wiki.py
index 9fd337c..4d42e55 100644
--- a/src/wiki.py
+++ b/src/wiki.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from src.session import session
+import logging, aiohttp
+from src.exceptions import *
 
+logger = logging.getLogger("rcgcdb.wiki")
 
 @dataclass
 class Wiki:
 	mw_messages: int = None
 	fail_times: int = 0  # corresponding to amount of times connection with wiki failed for client reasons (400-499)
 
-	async def fetch_wiki(self, extended, api_path):
+	async def fetch_wiki(self, extended, api_path) -> aiohttp.ClientResponse:
 		url_path = api_path
 		amount = 20
 		if extended:
@@ -25,4 +28,23 @@ class Wiki:
 			          "rcprop": "title|redirect|timestamp|ids|loginfo|parsedcomment|sizes|flags|tags|user",
 			          "rclimit": amount, "rctype": "edit|new|log|external", "siprop": "namespaces"}
 		try:
-			await session.get(url_path, params=params)
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+			response = await session.get(url_path, params=params)
+		except:
+			raise NotImplemented
+		return response
+
+	async def check_status(self, wiki_id, status, name):
+		if 199 < status < 300:
+			self.fail_times = 0
+			pass
+		elif 400 < status < 500:  # ignore 400 error since this might be our fault
+			self.fail_times += 1
+			logger.warning("Wiki {} responded with HTTP code {}, increased fail_times to {}, skipping...".format(name, status, self.fail_times))
+			if self.fail_times > 3:
+				await self.remove(wiki_id)
+			raise WikiError
+		elif 499 < status < 600:
+			logger.warning("Wiki {} responded with HTTP code {}, skipping...".format(name, status, self.fail_times))
+			raise WikiServerError
+
+	async def remove(self, wiki_id):
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