diff --git a/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py b/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
index 080f17f20c..e3de091b73 100644
--- a/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
+++ b/heat_integrationtests/scenario/test_autoscaling_lb.py
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ class AutoscalingLoadBalancerTest(scenario_base.ScenarioTestsBase):
         resp = set()
         for count in range(retries):
             time.sleep(1)
-            r = requests.get(url)
+            try:
+                r = requests.get(url)
+            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)