diff --git a/hazelcast/reactor.py b/hazelcast/reactor.py
index a92de21b5d..8eea6968d6 100644
--- a/hazelcast/reactor.py
+++ b/hazelcast/reactor.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
-from Queue import PriorityQueue
+from Queue import PriorityQueue, Empty
 from collections import deque
 
 from hazelcast.connection import Connection, BUFFER_SIZE
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ def _check_timers(self):
                 return
 
             if timer.check_timer(now):
-                self._timers.get_nowait()
+                try:
+                    self._timers.get_nowait()
+                except Empty:
+                    pass
             else:
                 return