diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
index 0a6e807f8..b37987b50 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/src/index.js
@@ -87,7 +87,17 @@ const sizeSelectors = [
   { tag: 'meta[name*="msapplication" i]', attr: 'content' } // Windows 8, Internet Explorer 11 Tiles
 ]
 
-const pickBiggerSize = sizes => {
+const firstReachable = async (domNodeSizes, { url, gotOpts }) => {
+  for (const domNodeSize of domNodeSizes) {
+    const absoluteUrl = normalizeUrl(url, domNodeSize.url)
+    const response = await reachableUrl(absoluteUrl, gotOpts)
+    if (reachableUrl.isReachable(response)) {
+      return response.url
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const pickBiggerSize = async (sizes, opts) => {
   const sorted = sizes.reduce(
     (acc, item) => {
       acc[item.size.square ? 'square' : 'nonSquare'].push(item)
@@ -97,8 +107,8 @@ const pickBiggerSize = sizes => {
   )
 
   return (
-    first(pickBiggerSize.sortBySize(sorted.square)) ||
-    first(pickBiggerSize.sortBySize(sorted.nonSquare))
+    (await firstReachable(pickBiggerSize.sortBySize(sorted.square), opts)) ||
+    (await firstReachable(pickBiggerSize.sortBySize(sorted.nonSquare), opts))
   )
 }
 
@@ -170,9 +180,9 @@ module.exports = ({
   const rootFavicon = createRootFavicon({ getLogo, withRootFavicon })
   return {
     logo: [
-      toLogo($ => {
+      toLogo(($, url) => {
         const sizes = getSizes($, sizeSelectors)
-        const size = pickFn(sizes, pickBiggerSize)
+        const size = pickFn(sizes, { url, gotOpts })
         return get(size, 'url')
       }),
       ({ url }) => getLogo(normalizeUrl(url)),
@@ -185,3 +195,4 @@ module.exports.favicon = favicon
 module.exports.google = google
 module.exports.createRootFavicon = createRootFavicon
 module.exports.createGetLogo = createGetLogo
+module.exports.pickBiggerSize = pickBiggerSize
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/favicon.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/favicon.js
index f56b462b1..e426fc7aa 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/favicon.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/favicon.js
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ const test = require('ava')
 
 const { favicon } = require('..')
 
-test('with { contentType: \'image/vnd.microsoft.icon\' }', async t => {
+test('return undefined if favicon is not reachable', async t => {
+  const url = 'https://idontexist.lol'
+  t.is(await favicon(url), undefined)
+})
+
+test("with { contentType: 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon' }", async t => {
   const url = 'https://microlink.io/'
   t.is(await favicon(url), 'https://microlink.io/favicon.ico')
 })
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/google.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/google.js
index da3b2a960..74b216bbb 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/google.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/google.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const got = require('got')
 
 const { google } = require('..')
 
-test('return undefined under no logo', async t => {
+test('return undefined if favicon is not reachable', async t => {
   const url = 'https://idontexist.lol'
   t.is(await google(url), undefined)
 })
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/pick-fn.js b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/pick-fn.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad409e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metascraper-logo-favicon/test/pick-fn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const test = require('ava')
+
+const { pickBiggerSize } = require('..')
+
+test('ensure logo is reachable', async t => {
+  const sizes = [
+    {
+      rel: 'icon',
+      type: 'image/png',
+      sizes: '16x16',
+      href: 'https://www.android.com/=w16',
+      url: 'https://www.android.com/=w16',
+      size: { height: 16, width: 16, square: true, priority: 80 }
+    },
+    {
+      rel: 'icon',
+      type: 'image/png',
+      sizes: '32x32',
+      href: 'https://www.android.com/=w32',
+      url: 'https://www.android.com/=w32',
+      size: { height: 32, width: 32, square: true, priority: 160 }
+    },
+    {
+      rel: 'apple-touch-icon-precomposed',
+      sizes: '180x180',
+      href: 'https://www.android.com/=w180',
+      url: 'https://www.android.com/=w180',
+      size: { height: 180, width: 180, square: true, priority: 900 }
+    },
+    {
+      rel: 'shortcut icon',
+      href: 'https://www.android.com/static/img/favicon.ico?cache=33c79c9',
+      url: 'https://www.android.com/static/img/favicon.ico?cache=33c79c9',
+      size: { width: 0, height: 0, square: true, priority: 5 }
+    }
+  ]
+
+  t.is(
+    await pickBiggerSize(sizes),
+    'https://www.android.com/static/img/favicon.ico?cache=33c79c9'
+  )
+})