diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
index 0846d947..96f92941 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/core.py
@@ -706,7 +706,11 @@ def handle_dispatch(connection, cert, dispatch, peername):
 
 
 def _forward_rsp(connection, res):
-    r = pickle.dumps(res)
+    try:
+        r = pickle.dumps(res)
+    except TypeError:
+        r = pickle.dumps(Exception(
+            'Cannot serialize error, check collective.manager error logs for details' + str(res)))
     rlen = len(r)
     if not rlen:
         return
@@ -915,7 +919,7 @@ def dispatch_request(nodes, manager, element, configmanager, inputdata,
     a = configmanager.get_collective_member(manager)
     try:
         remote = socket.create_connection((a['address'], 13001))
-        remote.settimeout(90)
+        remote.settimeout(180)
         remote = ssl.wrap_socket(remote, cert_reqs=ssl.CERT_NONE,
                                  keyfile='/etc/confluent/privkey.pem',
                                  certfile='/etc/confluent/srvcert.pem')
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 7febb8a6..4ce08825 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -1369,9 +1369,13 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
 
     def handle_sysconfig(self, advanced=False):
         if 'read' == self.op:
-            self.output.put(msg.ConfigSet(
-                self.node, self.ipmicmd.get_system_configuration(
-                    hideadvanced=not advanced)))
+            try:
+                self.output.put(msg.ConfigSet(
+                    self.node, self.ipmicmd.get_system_configuration(
+                        hideadvanced=not advanced)))
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.output.put(
+                    msg.ConfluentNodeError(self.node, str(e)))
         elif 'update' == self.op:
             self.ipmicmd.set_system_configuration(
                 self.inputdata.get_attributes(self.node))