diff --git a/solumclient/openstack/common/apiclient/client.py b/solumclient/openstack/common/apiclient/client.py
index 33e151b..82d56b6 100644
--- a/solumclient/openstack/common/apiclient/client.py
+++ b/solumclient/openstack/common/apiclient/client.py
@@ -242,6 +242,20 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
         try:
             return self.request(
                 method, self.concat_url(endpoint, url), **kwargs)
+        except exceptions.ConnectionRefused as refused_ex:
+            print('ERROR: Cannot connect to %s.  Make sure it ' +
+                  'is valid: %s.' % endpoint)
+            raise refused_ex
+        except exceptions.EndpointException as endpoint_ex:
+            print('ERROR: Service catalog endpoint is invalid. ' +
+                  'Please check your ' +
+                  'endpoint is valid: %s.' % endpoint)
+            raise endpoint_ex
+        except requests.ConnectionError as conn_err:
+            print('ERROR: Unable to connect to endpoint.  ' +
+                  'Make sure that ' +
+                  'your endpoint (%s) is valid.' % endpoint)
+            raise conn_err
         except exceptions.Unauthorized as unauth_ex:
             if just_authenticated:
                 raise
diff --git a/solumclient/tests/common/test_client.py b/solumclient/tests/common/test_client.py
index ddf73fb..e6f6a25 100644
--- a/solumclient/tests/common/test_client.py
+++ b/solumclient/tests/common/test_client.py
@@ -67,3 +67,30 @@ class ClientTest(base.TestCase):
             self.assertRaises(
                 exceptions.HttpError, http_client.client_request,
                 TestClient(http_client), "GET", "/resource")
+
+    def test_client_with_invalid_endpoint(self):
+        http_client = client.HTTPClient(FakeAuthPlugin())
+        mock_request = mock.Mock()
+        mock_request.side_effect = requests.ConnectionError
+        with mock.patch("requests.Session.request", mock_request):
+            self.assertRaises(
+                requests.ConnectionError, http_client.client_request,
+                TestClient(http_client), "GET", "/resource")
+
+    def test_client_with_invalid_service_catalog(self):
+        http_client = client.HTTPClient(FakeAuthPlugin())
+        mock_request = mock.Mock()
+        mock_request.side_effect = exceptions.EndpointException
+        with mock.patch("requests.Session.request", mock_request):
+            self.assertRaises(
+                exceptions.EndpointException, http_client.client_request,
+                TestClient(http_client), "GET", "/resource")
+
+    def test_client_with_connection_refused(self):
+        http_client = client.HTTPClient(FakeAuthPlugin())
+        mock_request = mock.Mock()
+        mock_request.side_effect = exceptions.ConnectionRefused
+        with mock.patch("requests.Session.request", mock_request):
+            self.assertRaises(
+                exceptions.ConnectionRefused, http_client.client_request,
+                TestClient(http_client), "GET", "/resource")