diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py b/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
index 00b2d233..ef4ea15a 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ async def vnc_click_hack(
         'connection': 'r'
     }[reset_type]
 
-    with tractor.devx.open_crash_handler():
+    with tractor.devx.open_crash_handler(
+        ignore={TimeoutError,},
+    ):
         client = await AsyncVNCClient.connect(
             VNCConfig(
                 host=host,