diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 0c90b4ad3a..4611e192da 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ disable=
  locally-disabled,
 # "E" Error for important programming issues (likely bugs)
  access-member-before-definition,
- bad-except-order,
  bad-super-call,
  maybe-no-member,
  no-member,
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
index 87e11fca6c..b23bbb0bac 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/netscaler/ncc_client.py
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ class NSClient(object):
         try:
             response = requests.request(method, url=resource_uri,
                                         headers=headers, data=body)
+        except requests.exceptions.SSLError:
+            LOG.exception(_LE("SSL error occurred while connecting to %s"),
+                          self.service_uri)
+            raise NCCException(NCCException.CONNECTION_ERROR)
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             LOG.exception(_LE("Connection error occurred while connecting "
                               "to %s"),
                           self.service_uri)
             raise NCCException(NCCException.CONNECTION_ERROR)
-        except requests.exceptions.SSLError:
-            LOG.exception(_LE("SSL error occurred while connecting to %s"),
-                          self.service_uri)
-            raise NCCException(NCCException.CONNECTION_ERROR)
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             LOG.exception(_LE("Request to %s timed out"), self.service_uri)
             raise NCCException(NCCException.CONNECTION_ERROR)