diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/VcnsApiClient.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/VcnsApiClient.py
index 2d95623357..ff5bd8cf67 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/VcnsApiClient.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/VcnsApiClient.py
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ class VcnsApiHelper(object):
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             raise exceptions.ResourceTimedOut(uri=uri)
 
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            raise exceptions.ResourceConnectionError(uri=uri)
+
         status = response.status_code
 
         if 200 <= status < 300:
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/exceptions.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/exceptions.py
index 4ffdfeea88..b2165444a1 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/exceptions.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/common/exceptions.py
@@ -80,3 +80,7 @@ class ServiceConflict(VcnsApiException):
 
 class AlreadyExists(VcnsApiException):
     message = _("Resource %(resource)s already exists")
+
+
+class ResourceConnectionError(VcnsApiException):
+    message = _("Resource %(uri)s connection error")
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/vcns.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/vcns.py
index 3244efbc9e..b0a22ae61b 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/vcns.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/vshield/vcns.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class Vcns(object):
         self._normalized_global_objects = None
 
     @retry_upon_exception(exceptions.ServiceConflict)
+    @retry_upon_exception(exceptions.ResourceConnectionError)
     def _client_request(self, client, method, uri,
                         params, headers, encodeParams, timeout=None):
         return client(method, uri, params, headers, encodeParams,