diff --git a/horizon/api/nova.py b/horizon/api/nova.py
index c237595f6..f7b83bdde 100644
--- a/horizon/api/nova.py
+++ b/horizon/api/nova.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import logging
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
+from cinderclient.v1 import client as cinder_client
+
 from novaclient.v1_1 import client as nova_client
 from novaclient.v1_1 import security_group_rules as nova_rules
 from novaclient.v1_1.security_groups import SecurityGroup as NovaSecurityGroup
@@ -210,11 +212,11 @@ def cinderclient(request):
     insecure = getattr(settings, 'OPENSTACK_SSL_NO_VERIFY', False)
     LOG.debug('cinderclient connection created using token "%s" and url "%s"' %
               (request.user.token.id, url_for(request, 'volume')))
-    c = nova_client.Client(request.user.username,
-                           request.user.token.id,
-                           project_id=request.user.tenant_id,
-                           auth_url=url_for(request, 'volume'),
-                           insecure=insecure)
+    c = cinder_client.Client(request.user.username,
+                             request.user.token.id,
+                             project_id=request.user.tenant_id,
+                             auth_url=url_for(request, 'volume'),
+                             insecure=insecure)
     c.client.auth_token = request.user.token.id
     c.client.management_url = url_for(request, 'volume')
     return c
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py b/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py
index c025aeb34..8801fc982 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/exceptions.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from cinderclient import exceptions as cinderclient
 from glanceclient.common import exceptions as glanceclient
 from keystoneclient import exceptions as keystoneclient
 from novaclient import exceptions as novaclient
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ from swiftclient import client as swiftclient
 
 UNAUTHORIZED = (keystoneclient.Unauthorized,
                 keystoneclient.Forbidden,
+                cinderclient.Unauthorized,
+                cinderclient.Forbidden,
                 novaclient.Unauthorized,
                 novaclient.Forbidden,
                 glanceclient.Unauthorized,
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ UNAUTHORIZED = (keystoneclient.Unauthorized,
                 quantumclient.Forbidden)
 
 NOT_FOUND = (keystoneclient.NotFound,
+             cinderclient.NotFound,
              novaclient.NotFound,
              glanceclient.NotFound,
              quantumclient.NetworkNotFoundClient,
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ NOT_FOUND = (keystoneclient.NotFound,
 RECOVERABLE = (keystoneclient.ClientException,
                # AuthorizationFailure is raised when Keystone is "unavailable".
                keystoneclient.AuthorizationFailure,
+               cinderclient.ClientException,
                novaclient.ClientException,
                glanceclient.ClientException,
                # NOTE(amotoki): Quantum exceptions other than the first one
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 4246a56b5..262287d02 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Django>=1.4
 django_compressor
 django_openstack_auth
+python-cinderclient
 python-glanceclient<2
 python-keystoneclient
 python-novaclient