diff --git a/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py b/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
index 7a5ee43..305f4b7 100755
--- a/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
+++ b/lava_helper/lava_wait_jobs.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 time.sleep(0.2)
                 lava.get_job_results(job_id, results_file)
                 break
-            except (ProtocolError, IOError) as e:
+            except (ProtocolError, IOError, yaml.error.YAMLError) as e:
                 if retry == 1:
                     raise
                 else: