diff --git a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index 52ae5d3180b2b0..d12e5606719bbd 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`datasource/gradle getPkgReleases calls configured registryUrls 1`] = `
+exports[`datasource/gradle-version getPkgReleases calls configured registryUrls 1`] = `
 Object {
   "homepage": "https://gradle.org",
   "releases": Array [
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`datasource/gradle getPkgReleases processes real data 1`] = `
+exports[`datasource/gradle-version getPkgReleases processes real data 1`] = `
 Object {
   "homepage": "https://gradle.org",
   "releases": Array [
diff --git a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.spec.ts b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.spec.ts
index 015c2774b3bb77..5a3485a25e2091 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const allResponse: any = fs.readFileSync(
 
 let config: datasource.PkgReleaseConfig = {};
 
-describe('datasource/gradle', () => {
+describe('datasource/gradle-version', () => {
   describe('getPkgReleases', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       config = {
@@ -24,39 +24,6 @@ describe('datasource/gradle', () => {
       return global.renovateCache.rmAll();
     });
 
-    it('throws for empty result', async () => {
-      got.mockReturnValueOnce({ body: {} });
-      await expect(
-        datasource.getPkgReleases({
-          ...config,
-        })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
-    });
-
-    it('throws for 404', async () => {
-      got.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        Promise.reject({
-          statusCode: 404,
-        })
-      );
-      await expect(
-        datasource.getPkgReleases({
-          ...config,
-        })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
-    });
-
-    it('throws for unknown error', async () => {
-      got.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-        throw new Error();
-      });
-      await expect(
-        datasource.getPkgReleases({
-          ...config,
-        })
-      ).rejects.toThrow();
-    });
-
     it('processes real data', async () => {
       got.mockReturnValueOnce({
         body: JSON.parse(allResponse),
diff --git a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.ts b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.ts
index d248eca06f4888..cefc2932a5db4a 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/gradle-version/index.ts
@@ -48,24 +48,25 @@ export async function getPkgReleases({
             checksumUrl: release.checksumUrl,
           }));
         return releases;
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.debug({ err });
-        if (!(err.statusCode === 404 || err.code === 'ENOTFOUND')) {
-          logger.warn({ err }, 'Gradle release lookup failure: Unknown error');
-        }
+      } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
         // istanbul ignore if
         if (err.host === 'services.gradle.org') {
           throw new DatasourceError(err);
         }
+        logger.debug({ err }, 'gradle-version err');
         return null;
       }
     })
   );
 
-  const gradle: ReleaseResult = {
-    releases: Array.prototype.concat.apply([], allReleases),
+  const res: ReleaseResult = {
+    releases: Array.prototype.concat.apply([], allReleases).filter(Boolean),
     homepage: 'https://gradle.org',
     sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/gradle/gradle',
   };
-  return gradle;
+  if (res.releases.length) {
+    return res;
+  }
+  // istanbul ignore next
+  return null;
 }