diff --git a/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py b/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
index 11a5088c2e..b0b856d5f5 100644
--- a/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
+++ b/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ class AutoscalingLoadBalancerTest(scenario_base.ScenarioTestsBase):
         resp = set()
         for count in range(retries):
             time.sleep(1)
-            r = requests.get(url, verify=self.verify_cert)
-            # skip unsuccessfull requests
+            try:
+                r = requests.get(url, verify=self.verify_cert)
+            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+                # The LB may not be up yet, let's retry
+                continue
+            # skip unsuccessful requests
             if r.status_code == 200:
                 resp.add(r.text)
         self.assertEqual(expected_num, len(resp))