1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python2/httplib2/__init__.py b/python2/httplib2/__init__.py
index 2b4848f..c87010c 100644
--- a/python2/httplib2/__init__.py
+++ b/python2/httplib2/__init__.py
@@ -867,6 +867,8 @@ the same interface as FileCache."""
         for i in range(2):
             try:
                 conn.request(method, request_uri, body, headers)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                raise
             except socket.gaierror:
                 conn.close()
                 raise ServerNotFoundError("Unable to find the server at %s" % conn.host)