diff --git a/os_brick/exception.py b/os_brick/exception.py
index 2bff6f202..c928773d5 100644
--- a/os_brick/exception.py
+++ b/os_brick/exception.py
@@ -108,3 +108,7 @@ class ProtocolNotSupported(BrickException):
 
 class TargetPortalNotFound(BrickException):
     message = _("Unable to find target portal %(target_portal)s.")
+
+
+class FailedISCSITargetPortalLogin(BrickException):
+    message = _("Unable to login to iSCSI Target Portal")
diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
index 08c8ea0bc..cbab35036 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ class ISCSIConnector(InitiatorConnector):
 
         device_info = {'type': 'block'}
 
+        connected_to_portal = False
         if self.use_multipath:
             # Multipath installed, discovering other targets if available
             try:
@@ -474,7 +475,8 @@ class ISCSIConnector(InitiatorConnector):
                 props = copy.deepcopy(connection_properties)
                 props['target_portal'] = ip
                 props['target_iqn'] = iqn
-                self._connect_to_iscsi_portal(props)
+                if self._connect_to_iscsi_portal(props):
+                    connected_to_portal = True
 
             self._rescan_iscsi()
             host_devices = self._get_device_path(connection_properties)
@@ -483,13 +485,19 @@ class ISCSIConnector(InitiatorConnector):
             for props in self._iterate_all_targets(connection_properties):
                 if self._connect_to_iscsi_portal(props):
                     target_props = props
+                    connected_to_portal = True
+                    host_devices = self._get_device_path(target_props)
                     break
                 else:
                     LOG.warning(_LW(
                         'Failed to connect to iSCSI portal %(portal)s.'),
                         {'portal': props['target_portal']})
 
-            host_devices = self._get_device_path(target_props)
+        # make sure we've logged into an iSCSI portal
+        if not connected_to_portal:
+            msg = _("Could not login to any iSCSI portal.")
+            LOG.error(msg)
+            raise exception.FailedISCSITargetPortalLogin(message=msg)
 
         # The /dev/disk/by-path/... node is not always present immediately
         # TODO(justinsb): This retry-with-delay is a pattern, move to utils?
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
index 48b2cf85a..82d78533a 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
@@ -706,6 +706,54 @@ class ISCSIConnectorTestCase(ConnectorTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expected_result, result)
         self.assertEqual(expected_calls, mock_connect.call_args_list)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'exists', return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector,
+                       '_get_target_portals_from_iscsiadm_output')
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_connect_to_iscsi_portal')
+    @mock.patch.object(host_driver.HostDriver, 'get_all_block_devices')
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_get_iscsi_devices')
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_rescan_multipath')
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_run_multipath')
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_get_multipath_device_name')
+    def test_connect_volume_multipath_failed_iscsi_login(
+            self, mock_device_name, mock_run_multipath,
+            mock_rescan_multipath, mock_iscsi_devices, mock_devices,
+            mock_connect, mock_portals, mock_exists):
+        location1 = '10.0.2.15:3260'
+        location2 = '10.0.3.15:3260'
+        name1 = 'volume-00000001-1'
+        name2 = 'volume-00000001-2'
+        iqn1 = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:%s' % name1
+        iqn2 = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:%s' % name2
+        fake_multipath_dev = '/dev/mapper/fake-multipath-dev'
+        vol = {'id': 1, 'name': name1}
+        connection_properties = self.iscsi_connection(vol, location1, iqn1)
+        devs = ['/dev/disk/by-path/ip-%s-iscsi-%s-lun-1' % (location1, iqn1),
+                '/dev/disk/by-path/ip-%s-iscsi-%s-lun-2' % (location2, iqn2)]
+        mock_devices.return_value = devs
+        mock_iscsi_devices.return_value = devs
+        mock_device_name.return_value = fake_multipath_dev
+        mock_portals.return_value = [[location1, iqn1], [location2, iqn1],
+                                     [location2, iqn2]]
+
+        mock_connect.return_value = False
+        self.assertRaises(exception.FailedISCSITargetPortalLogin,
+                          self.connector_with_multipath.connect_volume,
+                          connection_properties['data'])
+
+    @mock.patch.object(connector.ISCSIConnector, '_connect_to_iscsi_portal')
+    def test_connect_volume_failed_iscsi_login(self, mock_connect):
+        location1 = '10.0.2.15:3260'
+        name1 = 'volume-00000001-1'
+        iqn1 = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:%s' % name1
+        vol = {'id': 1, 'name': name1}
+        connection_properties = self.iscsi_connection(vol, location1, iqn1)
+
+        mock_connect.return_value = False
+        self.assertRaises(exception.FailedISCSITargetPortalLogin,
+                          self.connector.connect_volume,
+                          connection_properties['data'])
+
     @mock.patch.object(time, 'sleep')
     @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'exists', return_value=False)
     def test_connect_volume_with_not_found_device(self, exists_mock,