diff --git a/pkg/relayer/relayminer.go b/pkg/relayer/relayminer.go
index 25c510bb8..fdce69333 100644
--- a/pkg/relayer/relayminer.go
+++ b/pkg/relayer/relayminer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/pprof"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
@@ -168,7 +169,12 @@ func (rel *relayMiner) newPinghandlerFn(ctx context.Context, ln net.Listener) ht
 		rel.logger.Debug().Msg("pinging relay servers...")
 
 		if err := rel.relayerProxy.PingAll(ctx); err != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
+			var urlError url.Error
+			if errors.As(err, &urlError) && urlError.Temporary() {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusGatewayTimeout)
+			} else {
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
+			}
 			return
 		}