diff --git a/src/client/InputStreamImpl.cpp b/src/client/InputStreamImpl.cpp
index bbab122c..c549cce6 100644
--- a/src/client/InputStreamImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/client/InputStreamImpl.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ void InputStreamImpl::setupBlockReader(bool temporaryDisableLocalRead) {
             }
 
             break;
+        } catch (const HdfsTimeoutException & e) {
+            lastException = current_exception();
+            std::string buffer;
+            LOG(LOG_ERROR,
+                "cannot setup block reader for Block: %s file %s on Datanode: %s.\n%s\nretry another node",
+                curBlock->toString().c_str(), path.c_str(),
+                curNode.formatAddress().c_str(), GetExceptionDetail(e, buffer));
+            failedNodes.push_back(curNode);
+            failedNodes.sort();
         } catch (const HdfsIOException & e) {
             lastException = current_exception();
             std::string buffer;
@@ -515,6 +524,15 @@ void InputStreamImpl::setupBlockReader(bool temporaryDisableLocalRead, shared_pt
             }
 
             break;
+        } catch (const HdfsTimeoutException & e) {
+            lastException = current_exception();
+            std::string buffer;
+            LOG(LOG_ERROR,
+                "cannot setup block reader for Block: %s file %s on Datanode: %s.\n%s\nretry another node",
+                curBlock->toString().c_str(), path.c_str(),
+                curNode.formatAddress().c_str(), GetExceptionDetail(e, buffer));
+            failedNodes.push_back(curNode);
+            failedNodes.sort();
         } catch (const HdfsIOException & e) {
             lastException = current_exception();
             std::string buffer;
diff --git a/src/client/RemoteBlockReader.cpp b/src/client/RemoteBlockReader.cpp
index 9e7759cb..e43a6985 100644
--- a/src/client/RemoteBlockReader.cpp
+++ b/src/client/RemoteBlockReader.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ shared_ptr<PacketHeader> RemoteBlockReader::readPacketHeader() {
         retval = shared_ptr<PacketHeader>(new PacketHeader);
         retval->readFields(buf.data(), packetHeaderLen);
         return retval;
+    } catch (const HdfsTimeoutException & e) {
+        NESTED_THROW(HdfsIOException, "RemoteBlockReader: failed to read block header for Block: %s from Datanode: %s.",
+                     binfo.toString().c_str(), datanode.formatAddress().c_str());
     } catch (const HdfsIOException & e) {
         NESTED_THROW(HdfsIOException, "RemoteBlockReader: failed to read block header for Block: %s from Datanode: %s.",
                      binfo.toString().c_str(), datanode.formatAddress().c_str());
diff --git a/src/client/StripedInputStreamImpl.cpp b/src/client/StripedInputStreamImpl.cpp
index 7efad306..1d5d9524 100644
--- a/src/client/StripedInputStreamImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/client/StripedInputStreamImpl.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ bool StripedInputStreamImpl::createBlockReader(LocatedBlock & block,
                     block.getToken(), clientName, verify, *conf));
             }
 
+        } catch (const HdfsTimeoutException & e) {
+            lastException = current_exception();
+            std::string buffer;
+            LOG(LOG_ERROR,
+                "cannot setup block reader for Block: %s file %s on Datanode: %s.\n%s\nretry another node",
+                block.toString().c_str(), path.c_str(),
+                node->formatAddress().c_str(), GetExceptionDetail(e, buffer));
+            failedNodes.push_back(*node);
+            failedNodes.sort();
+
+            continue;
         } catch (const HdfsIOException & e) {
             lastException = current_exception();
             std::string buffer;