diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 64fbe900..0f7106de 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ class IpmiHandler(object):
             except socket.gaierror as ge:
                 if ge[0] == -2:
                     raise exc.TargetEndpointUnreachable(ge[1])
+                raise
         self.ipmicmd = persistent_ipmicmds[(node, tenant)]
         self.ipmicmd.setup_confluent_keyhandler()