diff --git a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_iscsi.py b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_iscsi.py
index 9d20c37d..c6ad74d0 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_iscsi.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_iscsi.py
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ class TestISCSIAdapter(test_vol.TestVolumeAdapter):
                          iscsi.get_iscsi_initiators(self.adpt, vios_ids))
         self.assertEqual(dict(), iscsi._ISCSI_INITIATORS)
 
+        # Invoke iscsi.get_iscsi_initiators with discover_iscsi_initiator()
+        # raises JobRequestFailed exception
+        iscsi._ISCSI_INITIATORS = dict()
+        mock_iscsi_init.reset_mock()
+        mock_iscsi_init.side_effect = pvm_exc.JobRequestFailed(
+            operation_name='fake_operation_name', error="fake_error")
+        self.assertEqual(dict(),
+                         iscsi.get_iscsi_initiators(self.adpt, vios_ids))
+        self.assertEqual(dict(), iscsi._ISCSI_INITIATORS)
+
     def test_get_iscsi_conn_props(self):
         # Get the conn props with auth enabled
         vios_w = mock.MagicMock()
diff --git a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/iscsi.py b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/iscsi.py
index a602d5b6..cbc2be7a 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/iscsi.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/iscsi.py
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ def get_iscsi_initiators(adapter, vios_ids=None):
                     initiator = hdisk.discover_iscsi_initiator(
                         adapter, vios_id)
                     _ISCSI_INITIATORS[vios_id] = initiator
-                except pvm_exc.ISCSIDiscoveryFailed as e:
+                except (pvm_exc.ISCSIDiscoveryFailed,
+                        pvm_exc.JobRequestFailed) as e:
                     # TODO(chhagarw): handle differently based on
                     # error codes
                     LOG.error(e)