diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/volume/test_cinder.py b/nova/tests/unit/volume/test_cinder.py
index 120a31e285b9..4334632268e8 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/volume/test_cinder.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/volume/test_cinder.py
@@ -293,6 +293,25 @@ class CinderApiTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         mock_cinderclient.return_value.volumes. \
             initialize_connection.assert_called_once_with(volume_id, connector)
 
+    @mock.patch('nova.volume.cinder.LOG')
+    @mock.patch('nova.volume.cinder.cinderclient')
+    def test_initialize_connection_exception_no_code(
+                                self, mock_cinderclient, mock_log):
+        mock_cinderclient.return_value.volumes. \
+            initialize_connection.side_effect = (
+                cinder_exception.ClientException(500, "500"))
+        mock_cinderclient.return_value.volumes. \
+            terminate_connection.side_effect = (
+                test.TestingException)
+
+        connector = {'host': 'fakehost1'}
+        self.assertRaises(cinder_exception.ClientException,
+                          self.api.initialize_connection,
+                          self.ctx,
+                          'id1',
+                          connector)
+        self.assertIsNone(mock_log.error.call_args_list[1][0][1]['code'])
+
     @mock.patch('nova.volume.cinder.cinderclient')
     def test_initialize_connection_rollback(self, mock_cinderclient):
         mock_cinderclient.return_value.volumes.\
diff --git a/nova/volume/cinder.py b/nova/volume/cinder.py
index 5a7c5aa106eb..e8748d1bc79d 100644
--- a/nova/volume/cinder.py
+++ b/nova/volume/cinder.py
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ class API(object):
                               {'vol': volume_id,
                                'host': connector.get('host'),
                                'msg': six.text_type(exc),
-                               'code': exc.code})
+                               'code': (
+                                exc.code if hasattr(exc, 'code') else None)})
 
     @translate_volume_exception
     def terminate_connection(self, context, volume_id, connector):