diff --git a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
index 861b093543..21be3f4348 100644
--- a/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
+++ b/counterparty-core/counterpartycore/lib/backend/bitcoind.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import requests
 from bitcoinutils.keys import PublicKey
-from requests.exceptions import ChunkedEncodingError, ReadTimeout, Timeout
+from requests.exceptions import ChunkedEncodingError, ConnectionError, ReadTimeout, Timeout
 
 from counterpartycore.lib import config, exceptions
 from counterpartycore.lib.ledger.currentstate import CurrentState