diff --git a/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py b/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
index bbadc663..f15245c2 100644
--- a/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
+++ b/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ class SMMClient(object):
                 progdata, status, _ = await wc.grab_response_with_status('/data', 'get=fwProgress,fwUpdate')
             except Exception:
                 if tries > 2:
-                     break
+                    raise
                 tries += 1
                 continue
             if status != 200: