diff --git a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
index ddc84cf18c8..249f512d9c9 100644
--- a/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
+++ b/utils/src/main/java/com/cloud/utils/nio/NioConnection.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public abstract class NioConnection implements Callable<Boolean> {
             init();
         } catch (final ConnectException e) {
             s_logger.warn("Unable to connect to remote: is there a server running on port " + _port);
+            return;
         } catch (final IOException e) {
             s_logger.error("Unable to initialize the threads.", e);
             throw new NioConnectionException(e.getMessage(), e);