diff --git a/poetry/repositories/legacy_repository.py b/poetry/repositories/legacy_repository.py
index f850c29c85a..05c1974a3bf 100644
--- a/poetry/repositories/legacy_repository.py
+++ b/poetry/repositories/legacy_repository.py
@@ -426,4 +426,10 @@ def _get(self, endpoint):  # type: (str) -> Union[Page, None]
         if response.status_code == 404:
             return
 
+        if response.status_code in (401, 403):
+            self._log(
+                "Authorization error accessing {url}".format(url=url), level="warn"
+            )
+            return
+
         return Page(url, response.content, response.headers)