diff --git a/C4/Search.pm b/C4/Search.pm
index c42ca1d84f..ab0d4070c9 100644
--- a/C4/Search.pm
+++ b/C4/Search.pm
@@ -217,19 +217,31 @@ sub SimpleSearch {
     
         # Connect & Search
         for ( my $i = 0 ; $i < @servers ; $i++ ) {
-            $zconns[$i] = C4::Context->Zconn( $servers[$i], 1 );
-            $tmpresults[$i] =
-            $zconns[$i]
-            ->search( new ZOOM::Query::CCL2RPN( $query, $zconns[$i] ) );
+            eval {
+                $zconns[$i] = C4::Context->Zconn( $servers[$i], 1 );
+                $tmpresults[$i] =
+                $zconns[$i]
+                ->search( new ZOOM::Query::CCL2RPN( $query, $zconns[$i] ) );
+        
+                # getting error message if one occured.
+                my $error =
+                  $zconns[$i]->errmsg() . " ("
+                . $zconns[$i]->errcode() . ") "
+                . $zconns[$i]->addinfo() . " "
+                . $zconns[$i]->diagset();
     
-            # getting error message if one occured.
-            my $error =
-                $zconns[$i]->errmsg() . " ("
-            . $zconns[$i]->errcode() . ") "
-            . $zconns[$i]->addinfo() . " "
-            . $zconns[$i]->diagset();
-    
-            return ( $error, undef ) if $zconns[$i]->errcode();
+                return ( $error, undef ) if $zconns[$i]->errcode();
+            };
+            if ($@) {
+                # caught a ZOOM::Exception
+                my $error = 
+                  $@->message() . " ("
+                . $@->code() . ") "
+                . $@->addinfo() . " "
+                . $@->diagset();
+                warn $error;
+                return ( $error, undef );
+            }
         }
         my $hits;
         my $ev;