diff --git a/utils/google_utils.py b/utils/google_utils.py
index 61af2f4343..e4b115a599 100644
--- a/utils/google_utils.py
+++ b/utils/google_utils.py
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ def attempt_download(file, repo='ultralytics/yolov3'):
     file = Path(str(file).strip().replace("'", '').lower())
 
     if not file.exists():
-        try:
-            response = requests.get(f'https://github.com/gitapi/repos/{repo}/releases/latest').json()  # github api
-            assets = [x['name'] for x in response['assets']]  # release assets, i.e. ['yolov5s.pt', 'yolov5m.pt', ...]
-            tag = response['tag_name']  # i.e. 'v1.0'
-        except:  # fallback plan
-            assets = ['yolov3.pt', 'yolov3-spp.pt', 'yolov3-tiny.pt']
-            tag = subprocess.check_output('git tag', shell=True).decode().split()[-1]
+        # try:
+        #     response = requests.get(f'https://github.com/gitapi/repos/{repo}/releases/latest').json()  # github api
+        #     assets = [x['name'] for x in response['assets']]  # release assets, i.e. ['yolov5s.pt', 'yolov5m.pt', ...]
+        #     tag = response['tag_name']  # i.e. 'v1.0'
+        # except:  # fallback plan
+        assets = ['yolov3.pt', 'yolov3-spp.pt', 'yolov3-tiny.pt']
+        tag = subprocess.check_output('git tag', shell=True).decode().split()[-1]
 
         name = file.name
         if name in assets: