diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/storage/sync_clock.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/storage/sync_clock.rb
index a67ee303b..147c5b8b8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/storage/sync_clock.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/storage/sync_clock.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module Fog
         def sync_clock
           response = begin
             get_service
-          rescue => error
-            error.respond_to(:response) ? error.response : error.message
+          rescue Excon::Errors::HTTPStatusError => error
+            error.response
           end
           Fog::Time.now = Time.parse(response.headers['Date'])
         end