diff --git a/src/ansys/fluent/core/search.py b/src/ansys/fluent/core/search.py
index 9da03ee5be6..32411f4b358 100644
--- a/src/ansys/fluent/core/search.py
+++ b/src/ansys/fluent/core/search.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ def _download_nltk_data():
         nltk.download(
             package,
             quiet=True,
-            raise_on_error=True,
+            halt_on_error=False,
         )