diff --git a/_modules/cinderv3/arg_converter.py b/_modules/cinderv3/arg_converter.py
index 3506c6d..3a57f8b 100644
--- a/_modules/cinderv3/arg_converter.py
+++ b/_modules/cinderv3/arg_converter.py
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@
 def named_checker(resource, ref, cloud_name):
     resp_key = response_keys[resource]
     resp = resource_lists[resource](
-        name=ref, cloud_name=cloud_name)
-    try:
-        resp = resp[resp_key]
-    except KeyError:
-        raise common.ResourceNotFound(resp_key, ref)
+        name=ref, cloud_name=cloud_name)[resp_key]
     if len(resp) == 0:
         raise common.ResourceNotFound(resp_key, ref)
     elif len(resp) > 1:
@@ -29,11 +25,7 @@
 def nameless_checker(resource, ref, cloud_name):
     item_id = None
     resp_key = response_keys[resource]
-    resp = resource_lists[resource](cloud_name=cloud_name)
-    try:
-        resp = resp[resp_key]
-    except KeyError:
-        raise common.ResourceNotFound(resp_key, ref)
+    resp = resource_lists[resource](cloud_name=cloud_name)[resp_key]
     for item in resp:
         if item["name"] == ref:
             if item_id is not None:
diff --git a/_modules/cinderv3/common.py b/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
index 4edd604..bc77cd9 100644
--- a/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
+++ b/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                     else:
                         response = getattr(adapter, method)(url)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    if hasattr(e, 'http_status') and (e.http_status >= 500
+                    if not hasattr(e, 'http_status') or (e.http_status >= 500
                                                       or e.http_status == 0):
                         msg = ("Got retriable exception when contacting "
                                "Cinder API. Sleeping for %ss. Attepmpts "