diff --git a/netdata/__init__.py b/netdata/__init__.py
index a8c9072..7c196f6 100644
--- a/netdata/__init__.py
+++ b/netdata/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ async def get_data(self, url) -> Dict:
         try:
             async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
                 response = await client.get(str(url), timeout = self.timeout)
-        except httpx.ConnectError:
+        except httpx.TimeoutException:
+            raise
+        except httpx.TransportError:
             raise exceptions.NetdataConnectionError(
                 f"Connection to {self.scheme}://{self.host}:{self.port} failed"
             )