diff --git a/jenkins/__init__.py b/jenkins/__init__.py
index 9a0bd52..5e3f824 100755
--- a/jenkins/__init__.py
+++ b/jenkins/__init__.py
@@ -1542,6 +1542,10 @@ class Jenkins(object):
                 if ('[500]' in str(e) and
                         self.get_node_info(node_name, depth=0)):
                     continue
+                # ephemeral nodes may disapear
+                elif ('] does not exist' in str(e) and
+                        node_name not in [nd['name'] for nd in self.get_nodes()]):
+                    continue
                 else:
                     raise
             for executor in info['executors']: