diff --git a/src/rtde/rtde_client.cpp b/src/rtde/rtde_client.cpp
index 8667d466..c804041a 100644
--- a/src/rtde/rtde_client.cpp
+++ b/src/rtde/rtde_client.cpp
@@ -90,19 +90,27 @@ bool RTDEClient::init(const size_t max_connection_attempts, const std::chrono::m
   }
 
   unsigned int attempts = 0;
+  std::stringstream ss;
   while (attempts < max_initialization_attempts)
   {
-    setupCommunication(max_connection_attempts, reconnection_timeout);
+    try
+    {
+      setupCommunication(max_connection_attempts, reconnection_timeout);
+    }
+    catch (const UrException& exc)
+    {
+      ss << exc.what() << std::endl;
+    }
     if (client_state_ == ClientState::INITIALIZED)
+    {
       return true;
-
+    }
     if (++attempts < max_initialization_attempts)
     {
       URCL_LOG_ERROR("Failed to initialize RTDE client, retrying in %d seconds", initialization_timeout.count() / 1000);
       std::this_thread::sleep_for(initialization_timeout);
     }
   }
-  std::stringstream ss;
   ss << "Failed to initialize RTDE client after " << max_initialization_attempts << " attempts";
   throw UrException(ss.str());
 }
@@ -709,4 +717,4 @@ std::vector<std::string> RTDEClient::splitVariableTypes(const std::string& varia
   return result;
 }
 }  // namespace rtde_interface
-}  // namespace urcl
+}  // namespace urcl
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diff --git a/tests/test_rtde_client.cpp b/tests/test_rtde_client.cpp
index 2831d6b4..cd87c235 100644
--- a/tests/test_rtde_client.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_rtde_client.cpp
@@ -363,13 +363,14 @@ TEST_F(RTDEClientTest, connect_non_running_robot)
   client_.reset(
       new rtde_interface::RTDEClient("192.168.56.123", notifier_, resources_output_recipe_, resources_input_recipe_));
   auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
-  EXPECT_THROW(client_->init(2, std::chrono::milliseconds(500)), UrException);
+  EXPECT_THROW(client_->init(2, std::chrono::milliseconds(500), 1), UrException);
   auto end = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
   auto elapsed = end - start;
   // This is only a rough estimate, obviously.
   // Since this isn't done on the loopback device, trying to open a socket on a non-existing address
   // takes considerably longer.
-  EXPECT_LT(elapsed, 2 * comm::TCPSocket::DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_TIME);
+  EXPECT_LT(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(elapsed).count(),
+            2 * comm::TCPSocket::DEFAULT_RECONNECTION_TIME.count());
 }
 
 TEST_F(RTDEClientTest, check_all_rtde_output_variables_exist)
@@ -426,4 +427,4 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   }
 
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
-}
+}
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