diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/util.go b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/util.go
index 7cbc0de2c6e..133b4000e68 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/util.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv2/command/util.go
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ func isConnectionError(err error) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 		return isConnectionError(t.Err)
-	case net.Error:
-		if t.Timeout() {
-			return true
-		}
 	case syscall.Errno:
 		if t == syscall.ECONNREFUSED {
 			return true
 		}
+	case net.Error:
+		if t.Timeout() {
+			return true
+		}
 	}
 	return false
 }