VIES api service down - fallback

[stefaniehybrid]

Hi,

Is there a way to have a fallback when the service is down again.
Because now I use this one on my form: https://wordpress-1250868-4485821.cloudwaysapps.com/nl/gratis-tankkaart-voor-bedrijven-aanvragen/
And it still checked the VAT number but got an error because it couldn’t shown the data behind the VAT number, because the service was down.
Is there a way we just can let it go through but with empty fields and like an error that the service is down?