diff --git a/modules/mu/cloud/ssh_sessions.rb b/modules/mu/cloud/ssh_sessions.rb
index 06893ed97..fad13b78f 100644
--- a/modules/mu/cloud/ssh_sessions.rb
+++ b/modules/mu/cloud/ssh_sessions.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def initialSSHTasks(ssh)
                 end
               end
             end
-          rescue RuntimeError => e
+          rescue RuntimeError, IOError => e
             raise MU::Cloud::BootstrapTempFail, "Got #{e.inspect} performing initial SSH connect tasks, will try again"
           end