diff --git a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
index f951860cb2ed..6b2bc957658a 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
+++ b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ fun checkChain(chainFile: File, onlineCheck: Boolean, verbose: Boolean = false)
             if (onlineCheck) {
                 val request = Request.Builder().url(url).build();
                 val code = okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().code
-                if (code / 100 != 2) {
+                if (code / 100 != 2 && code != 403 ) { // etherscan throws a 403 because of cloudflare - so we need to allow it :cry
                     throw (CantReachExplorerException(url, code))
                 }
             }