diff --git a/src/volttron/client/vip/agent/errors.py b/src/volttron/client/vip/agent/errors.py
index f727bc84f..ffe88064f 100644
--- a/src/volttron/client/vip/agent/errors.py
+++ b/src/volttron/client/vip/agent/errors.py
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_errno(cls, errnum, msg, *args):
-        errnum = int(errnum)
+        try:
+            errnum = getattr(errno, errnum.split('.')[-1])
+        except ValueError:
+            return cls(999, msg, *args)
         return {
             errno.EHOSTUNREACH: Unreachable,
             errno.EAGAIN: Again,