diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/util/SdkClientWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/util/SdkClientWrapper.java
index 8d55f4b9..014bc5b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/util/SdkClientWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/logmanager/util/SdkClientWrapper.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ private void refreshClient() {
     private boolean shouldRefreshClient(SdkClientException e) {
         Throwable cause = e;
         while (cause != null) {
-            if (cause instanceof SocketException && "Connection reset".equals(cause.getMessage())) {
+            if (cause.getMessage() != null && cause instanceof SocketException
+                    && "connection reset".contains(cause.getMessage().toLowerCase())) {
                 return true;
             }
             if (cause instanceof NoHttpResponseException) {