diff --git a/pytec/tec_qt.py b/pytec/tec_qt.py
index 7956b88..4fd3ff5 100644
--- a/pytec/tec_qt.py
+++ b/pytec/tec_qt.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
                 self.tec_client = None
                 self._on_connection_changed(False)
 
-        except Exception as e:
+        except (OSError, TimeoutError) as e:
             logging.error(f"Failed communicating to {ip}:{port}: {e}")
             await self.tec_client.disconnect()
             self._on_connection_changed(False)