diff --git a/indra/lib/python/indra/ipc/llsdhttp.py b/indra/lib/python/indra/ipc/llsdhttp.py
index f5cb2c34d4a1b90e922b783611bee8f807ab81dc..c45489643e5b59e27ebdb859d383082d07e026c9 100644
--- a/indra/lib/python/indra/ipc/llsdhttp.py
+++ b/indra/lib/python/indra/ipc/llsdhttp.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ request_ = suite.request_
 for x in httpc.status_to_error_map.itervalues():
     globals()[x.__name__] = x
 
+for x in (httpc.ConnectionError,):
+    globals()[x.__name__] = x
+
 
 def postFile(url, filename):
     f = open(filename)