diff --git a/pyasic/config/pools.py b/pyasic/config/pools.py
index e4388256..7d4e65ab 100644
--- a/pyasic/config/pools.py
+++ b/pyasic/config/pools.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ def from_api(cls, api_pools: dict) -> PoolConfig:
     def from_btminer_v3(cls, rpc_pools: dict) -> PoolConfig:
         try:
             pool_data = rpc_pools["pools"]
-        except KeyError:
+        except (KeyError, TypeError):
             return PoolConfig.default()
         pool_data = sorted(pool_data, key=lambda x: int(x["id"]))