diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/handlers/xcc.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/handlers/xcc.py
index d09b84bf..8f357acf 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/handlers/xcc.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/handlers/xcc.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import base64
 import codecs
 import confluent.discovery.handlers.imm as immhandler
+import confluent.exceptions as exc
 import confluent.netutil as netutil
 import confluent.util as util
 import errno
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ class NodeHandler(immhandler.NodeHandler):
             ipmicmd.xraw_command(netfn=0x3a, command=0xf1, data=(1,))
         except pygexc.IpmiException as e:
             if (e.ipmicode != 193 and 'Unauthorized name' not in str(e) and
-                    'Incorrect password' not in str(e)):
+                    'Incorrect password' not in str(e) and 
+                    str(e) != 'Session no longer connected'):
                 # raise an issue if anything other than to be expected
                 if disableipmi:
                     _, _ = wc.grab_json_response_with_status(