diff --git a/config.schema.json b/config.schema.json
index 09ef00e..35da78f 100644
--- a/config.schema.json
+++ b/config.schema.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         "description": "Minimum signal strength (0 - 1) to be considered present.",
         "minimum": 0,
         "maximum": 1,
-        "default": 0.7,
+        "default": 0.25,
         "required": false
       },
       "pollTime": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c1ae4b..d10b325 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "displayName": "Eero Presence",
   "name": "@apexskier/homebridge-eero-presence",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Use your Eero mesh as an occupancy sensor",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/platform.ts b/src/platform.ts
index 0025eb1..2004115 100644
--- a/src/platform.ts
+++ b/src/platform.ts
@@ -196,14 +196,22 @@ export class EeroPresenceHomebridgePlatform implements DynamicPlatformPlugin {
   }
 
   async fetch(input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) {
-    const response = await fetch(input, {
-      ...init,
-      headers: {
-        ...init?.headers,
-        "content-type": "application/json",
-        cookie: `s=${this.config.userToken}`,
-      },
-    });
+    let response;
+    try {
+      response = await fetch(input, {
+        ...init,
+        headers: {
+          ...init?.headers,
+          "content-type": "application/json",
+          cookie: `s=${this.config.userToken}`,
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.log.error("failed to fetch");
+      throw new this.api.hap.HapStatusError(
+        this.api.hap.HAPStatus.SERVICE_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE,
+      );
+    }
 
     if (!response.ok) {
       throw new this.api.hap.HapStatusError(
diff --git a/src/platformAccessory.ts b/src/platformAccessory.ts
index d973f6e..b15fda2 100644
--- a/src/platformAccessory.ts
+++ b/src/platformAccessory.ts
@@ -136,14 +136,22 @@ export class EeroPresensePlatformAccessory {
   }
 
   async fetch(input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit) {
-    const response = await fetch(input, {
-      ...init,
-      headers: {
-        ...init?.headers,
-        "content-type": "application/json",
-        cookie: `s=${this.accessory.context.config.userToken}`,
-      },
-    });
+    let response;
+    try {
+      response = await fetch(input, {
+        ...init,
+        headers: {
+          ...init?.headers,
+          "content-type": "application/json",
+          cookie: `s=${this.accessory.context.config.userToken}`,
+        },
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.platform.log.error("failed to fetch");
+      throw new this.platform.api.hap.HapStatusError(
+        this.platform.api.hap.HAPStatus.SERVICE_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE,
+      );
+    }
 
     if (!response.ok) {
       throw new this.platform.api.hap.HapStatusError(