diff --git a/src/etcd/client.py b/src/etcd/client.py
index a5c656d9..de898b6f 100644
--- a/src/etcd/client.py
+++ b/src/etcd/client.py
@@ -821,6 +821,11 @@ def wrapper(self, path, method, params=None, timeout=None):
                         # machines left to try, breaking out of the loop.
                         self._base_uri = self._next_server(cause=e)
                         some_request_failed = True
+
+                        # if exception is raised on _ = response.data
+                        # the condition for while loop will be False
+                        # but we should retry
+                        response = False
                     else:
                         _log.debug("Reconnection disabled, giving up.")
                         raise etcd.EtcdConnectionFailed(