1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/nova/adminclient.py b/nova/adminclient.py
index 9652dcb9c..f4da9f375 100644
--- a/nova/adminclient.py
+++ b/nova/adminclient.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Nova User API client library.
 
 import base64
 import boto
+import boto.exception
 import httplib
 
 from boto.ec2.regioninfo import RegionInfo
@@ -303,10 +304,14 @@ class NovaAdminClient(object):
 
     def get_user(self, name):
         """Grab a single user by name."""
-        user = self.apiconn.get_object('DescribeUser', {'Name': name},
-                                       UserInfo)
-        if user.username != None:
-            return user
+        try:
+            return self.apiconn.get_object('DescribeUser',
+                                           {'Name': name},
+                                           UserInfo)
+        except boto.exception.BotoServerError, e:
+            if e.status == 400 and e.error_code == 'NotFound':
+                return None
+            raise
 
     def has_user(self, username):
         """Determine if user exists."""