diff --git a/lib/vsphere_helper.rb b/lib/vsphere_helper.rb
index 4bcd19a..3e88019 100755
--- a/lib/vsphere_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/vsphere_helper.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ class VsphereHelper
 
 
   def find_pool poolname
+    begin
+      @connection.serviceInstance.CurrentTime
+    rescue
+      initialize()
+    end
+
     datacenter = @connection.serviceInstance.find_datacenter
     base = datacenter.hostFolder
     pools = poolname.split('/')