diff --git a/clusterman/batch/cluster_metrics_collector.py b/clusterman/batch/cluster_metrics_collector.py
index df58b0199..8ab436598 100644
--- a/clusterman/batch/cluster_metrics_collector.py
+++ b/clusterman/batch/cluster_metrics_collector.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import colorlog
 import staticconf
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from clusterman_metrics import ClustermanMetricsBotoClient
 from clusterman_metrics import generate_key_with_dimensions
 from clusterman_metrics import METADATA
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ def load_pool_managers(self) -> None:
                 try:
                     logger.info(f"Loading resource groups for {pool}.{scheduler} on {self.options.cluster}")
                     self.pool_managers[f"{pool}.{scheduler}"] = PoolManager(self.options.cluster, pool, scheduler)
+                except ClientError as error:
+                    logger.exception(error)
+                    raise
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.exception(e)
                     continue
diff --git a/tests/batch/cluster_metrics_collector_test.py b/tests/batch/cluster_metrics_collector_test.py
index 1f9431cae..3e070be20 100644
--- a/tests/batch/cluster_metrics_collector_test.py
+++ b/tests/batch/cluster_metrics_collector_test.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import mock
 import pytest
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from clusterman_metrics import ClustermanMetricsBotoClient
 
 from clusterman.autoscaler.pool_manager import PoolManager
@@ -166,3 +167,16 @@ def mock_write_metrics(writer, generator, pools, schedulers):
         mock.call(2),
         mock.call(2),
     ]
+
+
+def test_load_pool_managers():
+    ClusterMetricsCollector = mock.Mock()
+    batch = ClusterMetricsCollector()
+    batch.load_pool_managers.side_effect = ClientError(
+        {}, "when calling the DescribeTags operation (reached max retries: 4)"
+    )
+    batch.run_interval = 10
+    batch.metrics_client = mock.MagicMock(spec_set=ClustermanMetricsBotoClient)
+    batch.pools = {"mesos": ["pool-1", "pool-2"]}
+    with pytest.raises(ClientError):
+        batch.load_pool_managers()