diff --git a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
index 354979e..3f1a7a4 100755
--- a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
+++ b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ class BaseOrmTest(test.BaseTestCase):
                 "Test skipped, Ranger region unavailable") from e
 
         except Exception as exp:
-            if "No route to host" in str(exp):
-                skip_msg = "Tests skipped, Ranger not available"
+            if "ConnectionError" in str(exp):
+                skip_msg = "Tests skipped, Ranger unavailable: {}".format(
+                    str(exp))
                 raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
             raise exp