diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 8d0e610d..d18fb651 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ console = eventlet.import_patched('pyghmi.ipmi.console')
 ipmicommand = eventlet.import_patched('pyghmi.ipmi.command')
 import socket
 import ssl
+import traceback
+
 
 if not hasattr(ssl, 'SSLEOFError'):
     ssl.SSLEOFError = None
@@ -229,7 +231,6 @@ def _ipmi_evtloop():
                 waiter = _ipmiwaiters.pop()
                 waiter.send()
         except:  # TODO(jbjohnso): log the trace into the log
-            import traceback
 
             traceback.print_exc()
 
@@ -431,8 +432,8 @@ def perform_request(operator, node, element,
         except pygexc.InvalidParameterValue as e:
             results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, str(e)))
         except Exception as e:
-            results.put(e)
-            raise
+            results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, 'Unexpected Error'))
+            traceback.print_exc()
         finally:
             results.put('Done')