diff --git a/tests/text/helpers.py b/tests/text/helpers.py
index 9a3cbed282f..9268190f42d 100644
--- a/tests/text/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/text/helpers.py
@@ -440,15 +440,15 @@ def skip_on_connection_issues(reason: str = "Unable to load checkpoints from Hug
 
     The tests run normally if no connection issue arises, and they're marked as skipped otherwise.
     """
-    _error_msg_start = "We couldn't connect to"
+    _error_msg_starts = ["We couldn't connect to", "Connection error", "Can't load"]
 
     def test_decorator(function: Callable, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Optional[Callable]:
         @wraps(function)
         def run_test(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Optional[Any]:
             try:
                 return function(*args, **kwargs)
-            except OSError as ex:
-                if _error_msg_start not in str(ex):
+            except (OSError, ValueError) as ex:
+                if all(msg_start not in str(ex) for msg_start in _error_msg_starts):
                     raise ex
                 pytest.skip(reason)