diff --git a/packages/core/src/core.ts b/packages/core/src/core.ts
index d781560c..4641e88e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core.ts
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ export class Core {
       // TODO: manage / use cases for cancellation
       // this.logger.debug('Transition cancelled');
 
-      // If no debug mode, force back.
+      // If transition error and no debug mode, force reload page.
       /* istanbul ignore else */
       if (Logger.getLevel() === 0) {
         this.force(data.current.url.href);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/Transitions.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/Transitions.ts
index 33ff2b79..b057bee1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/Transitions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/Transitions.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ export class Transitions {
         } catch (error) {
           // this.logger.debug('Transition error [sync]');
           // this.logger.error(error);
-          throw new BarbaError(error, 'Transition error [sync]');
+          if (this._isTransitionError(error)) {
+            throw new BarbaError(error, 'Transition error [sync]');
+          }
         }
       } else {
         let leaveResult: any = false;
@@ -203,7 +205,12 @@ export class Transitions {
         } catch (error) {
           // this.logger.debug('Transition error [before/after/leave]');
           // this.logger.error(error);
-          throw new BarbaError(error, 'Transition error [before/after/leave]');
+          if (this._isTransitionError(error)) {
+            throw new BarbaError(
+              error,
+              'Transition error [before/after/leave]'
+            );
+          }
         }
 
         try {
@@ -219,7 +226,12 @@ export class Transitions {
         } catch (error) {
           // this.logger.debug('Transition error [before/after/enter]');
           // this.logger.error(error);
-          throw new BarbaError(error, 'Transition error [before/after/enter]');
+          if (this._isTransitionError(error)) {
+            throw new BarbaError(
+              error,
+              'Transition error [before/after/enter]'
+            );
+          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -297,6 +309,19 @@ export class Transitions {
     hooks.do('currentRemoved', data);
   }
 
+  private _isTransitionError(error: any) {
+    if (error.message) {
+      // Errors from request
+      return !/Timeout error|Fetch error/.test(error.message);
+    }
+    if (error.status) {
+      // Errors from request
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Do hooks + async transition methods.
    */