diff --git a/src/bindings/python/libzt.py b/src/bindings/python/libzt.py
index 09d980b..963bf43 100755
--- a/src/bindings/python/libzt.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/libzt.py
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ ZTS_IOC_VOID = _libzt.ZTS_IOC_VOID
 ZTS_IOC_OUT = _libzt.ZTS_IOC_OUT
 ZTS_IOC_IN = _libzt.ZTS_IOC_IN
 ZTS_IOC_INOUT = _libzt.ZTS_IOC_INOUT
+
 class zts_node_info_t(object):
     thisown = property(lambda x: x.this.own(), lambda x, v: x.this.own(v), doc="The membership flag")
     __repr__ = _swig_repr
diff --git a/src/bindings/python/sockets.py b/src/bindings/python/sockets.py
index 9afcc0b..d91fe3a 100755
--- a/src/bindings/python/sockets.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/sockets.py
@@ -6,22 +6,21 @@ import libzt
 def handle_error(err):
     """Convert libzt error code to exception"""
     if err == libzt.ZTS_ERR_SOCKET:
-        sock_err = errno()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_EAGAIN:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_EAGAIN:
             raise BlockingIOError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_EINPROGRESS:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_EINPROGRESS:
             raise BlockingIOError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_EALREADY:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_EALREADY:
             raise BlockingIOError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_ECONNABORTED:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_ECONNABORTED:
             raise ConnectionAbortedError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_ECONNREFUSED:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_ECONNREFUSED:
             raise ConnectionRefusedError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_ECONNRESET:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_ECONNRESET:
             raise ConnectionResetError()
-        if sock_err == libzt.zts_errno_t.ZTS_ETIMEDOUT:
+        if errno() == libzt.ZTS_ETIMEDOUT:
             raise TimeoutError()
-        raise ConnectionError(libzt.zts_errno_t(sock_err).name + " (" + str(sock_err) + ")")
+        raise Exception("ZTS_ERR_SOCKET (" + str(err) + ")")
     if err == libzt.ZTS_ERR_SERVICE:
         raise Exception("ZTS_ERR_SERVICE (" + str(err) + ")")
     if err == libzt.ZTS_ERR_ARG: