diff --git a/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py b/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
index bc462018f5..7e0d98c5ba 100644
--- a/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
+++ b/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import os
 
+import zmq
+
 import salt.utils.json
 import salt.utils.network
 import salt.utils.stringutils
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ class ZMQLogstashHander(logging.Handler, NewStyleClassMixIn):
                 # Above the defined high water mark(unsent messages), start
                 # dropping them
                 self._publisher.setsockopt(zmq.HWM, self._zmq_hwm)
-            except AttributeError:
+            except (AttributeError, zmq.error.ZMQError):
                 # In ZMQ >= 3.0, there are separate send and receive HWM
                 # settings
                 self._publisher.setsockopt(zmq.SNDHWM, self._zmq_hwm)
diff --git a/salt/transport/zeromq.py b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
index dc024d7eff..4c989095a5 100644
--- a/salt/transport/zeromq.py
+++ b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ class ZeroMQPubServerChannel(salt.transport.server.PubServerChannel):
         try:
             pub_sock.setsockopt(zmq.HWM, self.opts.get("pub_hwm", 1000))
         # in zmq >= 3.0, there are separate send and receive HWM settings
-        except AttributeError:
+        except (AttributeError, zmq.error.ZMQError):
             # Set the High Water Marks. For more information on HWM, see:
             # http://api.zeromq.org/4-1:zmq-setsockopt
             pub_sock.setsockopt(zmq.SNDHWM, self.opts.get("pub_hwm", 1000))