diff --git a/Exareme-Docker/src/exareme/exareme-master/src/main/java/madgik/exareme/master/gateway/async/handler/HBP/ConsulNodesPathologiesAndDatasetsInfo.java b/Exareme-Docker/src/exareme/exareme-master/src/main/java/madgik/exareme/master/gateway/async/handler/HBP/ConsulNodesPathologiesAndDatasetsInfo.java
index b28822e1d..9d833163f 100644
--- a/Exareme-Docker/src/exareme/exareme-master/src/main/java/madgik/exareme/master/gateway/async/handler/HBP/ConsulNodesPathologiesAndDatasetsInfo.java
+++ b/Exareme-Docker/src/exareme/exareme-master/src/main/java/madgik/exareme/master/gateway/async/handler/HBP/ConsulNodesPathologiesAndDatasetsInfo.java
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ public static class NodeData {
                     pathologyDatasets.put(pathology, new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(nodePathologyDatasets)));
                 }
             } catch (JsonSyntaxException e) {
-                throw new ConsulException("There was a problem contacting consul: " + e.getMessage());
+                throw new ConsulException("There was a problem parsing the response from consul: " + e.getMessage());
+            } catch (ConsulException e) {
+                // The node is up but the data are not added yet.
+                // continue;
             }
         }
     }