From 3ff91f589ad0119709d17ead3187425b4289cf8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Himes <benhimes@opentensor.dev>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 23:26:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Catch OSError for getsockopt

---
 bittensor/utils/networking.py | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bittensor/utils/networking.py b/bittensor/utils/networking.py
index 21a9f1be7..a17f40b68 100644
--- a/bittensor/utils/networking.py
+++ b/bittensor/utils/networking.py
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ def ensure_connected(func):
     def is_connected(substrate) -> bool:
         """Check if the substrate connection is active."""
         sock = substrate.websocket.socket
-        return (
-            sock is not None
-            and sock.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_ERROR) == 0
-        )
+        try:
+            sock_opt = sock.getsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_ERROR)
+            return sock is not None and sock_opt == 0
+        except OSError:
+            return False
 
     @retry(
         exceptions=ConnectionRefusedError,