diff --git a/influxdb/influxdb08/client.py b/influxdb/influxdb08/client.py
index b5a02bd9..0af499bc 100644
--- a/influxdb/influxdb08/client.py
+++ b/influxdb/influxdb08/client.py
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ def request(self, url, method='GET', params=None, data=None,
                     timeout=self._timeout
                 )
                 break
-            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+            except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
+                    requests.exceptions.Timeout) as e:
                 if i < 2:
                     continue
                 else: