diff --git a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
index 927fc95e..9af65a69 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/vmware_gns3_vm.py
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ class VMwareGNS3VM(BaseGNS3VM):
         """
         List all VMware VMs
         """
-
-        return (yield from self._vmware_manager.list_vms())
+        try:
+            return (yield from self._vmware_manager.list_vms())
+        except VMwareError as e:
+            raise GNS3VMError("Could not list VMware VMs: {}".format(str(e)))
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def start(self):