diff --git a/requests/models.py b/requests/models.py
index ac1a9e2f..27ad7809 100644
--- a/requests/models.py
+++ b/requests/models.py
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class Response(object):
     def ok(self):
         try:
             self.raise_for_status()
-        except HTTPError:
+        except RequestException:
             return False
         return True