diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
index 1e929fa..63f00f6 100644
--- a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import requests
+import logging
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, parse_qs
 import re
+from typing import Optional
 
 from .exceptions import SponsorBlockError, SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError
 
@@ -25,10 +27,32 @@ def _get_video_id(i: str, silent: bool = False) -> None:
     else:
         return query_stuff["v"][0]
 
-
 class SponsorBlock:
-    def __init__(self, session: requests.Session = None, base_url: str = "https://sponsor.ajay.app"):
+    def __init__(self, session: requests.Session = None, base_url: str = "https://sponsor.ajay.app", silent: bool = False, _requests_logging_exists: bool = False):
         self.base_url: str = base_url
         self.session: requests.Session = session or requests.Session()
 
+        self.silent: bool = silent
+        self._requests_logging_exists: bool = _requests_logging_exists
 
+        self.logger: logging.Logger = logging.Logger("SponsorBlock")
+
+    def _request(self, method: str, endpoint: str) -> Optional[requests.Response]:
+        error_message = ""
+        url = self.base_url + endpoint
+
+        r: requests.Response = None
+        try:
+            r = self.session.request(method="GET", url=url)
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            error_message = f"Request timed out at \"{url}\""
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            error_message = f"Couldn't connect to \"{url}\""
+
+        if error_message != "":
+            if not self._requests_logging_exists:
+                self.logger.error(error_message)
+            if not self.silent:
+                raise exceptions.SponsorBlockConnectionError(error_message)
+
+        return r
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
index 0085f7e..538bc68 100644
--- a/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ class SponsorBlockError(Exception):
 
 class SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError(SponsorBlockError):
     pass
+
+class SponsorBlockConnectionError(SponsorBlockError):
+    pass