diff --git a/src/config/common/exceptions.py b/src/config/common/exceptions.py
index 4421d9119b4..db739107dee 100644
--- a/src/config/common/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/config/common/exceptions.py
@@ -95,3 +95,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 class AmbiguousParentError(VncError):
     pass
+
+
+class InvalidSessionID(VncError):
+    pass
+# end InvalidSessionID
diff --git a/src/config/common/imid.py b/src/config/common/imid.py
index 1f52bddb81d..f4d1850ce12 100644
--- a/src/config/common/imid.py
+++ b/src/config/common/imid.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import re
 import StringIO
 from lxml import etree
+from cfgm_common import exceptions
 from cfgm_common.ifmap.client import client
 from ifmap.request import NewSessionRequest, RenewSessionRequest, \
     EndSessionRequest, PublishRequest, SearchRequest, \
@@ -200,6 +201,8 @@ def parse_poll_result(poll_result_str):
                                    namespaces=_XPATH_NAMESPACES)
 
     if error_results:
+        if error_results[0].get('errorCode') == 'InvalidSessionID':
+            raise exceptions.InvalidSessionID(etree.tostring(error_results[0]))
         raise Exception(etree.tostring(error_results[0]))
 
     xpath_expr = '/a:Envelope/a:Body/b:response/pollResult'
diff --git a/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/svc_monitor.py b/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/svc_monitor.py
index 7870ba3498d..aff00cbe111 100644
--- a/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/svc_monitor.py
+++ b/src/config/svc-monitor/svc_monitor/svc_monitor.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 
+from cfgm_common import exceptions
 from cfgm_common.imid import *
 from cfgm_common import importutils
 from cfgm_common import svc_info
@@ -505,6 +506,9 @@ def launch_arc(monitor, ssrc_mapc):
             pollreq = PollRequest(arc_mapc.get_session_id())
             result = arc_mapc.call('poll', pollreq)
             monitor.process_poll_result(result)
+        except exceptions.InvalidSessionID:
+            cgitb_error_log(monitor)
+            return
         except Exception as e:
             if type(e) == socket.error:
                 time.sleep(3)
@@ -512,9 +516,10 @@ def launch_arc(monitor, ssrc_mapc):
                 cgitb_error_log(monitor)
 
 def launch_ssrc(monitor):
-    ssrc_mapc = ssrc_initialize(monitor._args)
-    arc_glet = gevent.spawn(launch_arc, monitor, ssrc_mapc)
-    arc_glet.join()
+    while True:
+        ssrc_mapc = ssrc_initialize(monitor._args)
+        arc_glet = gevent.spawn(launch_arc, monitor, ssrc_mapc)
+        arc_glet.join()
 
 def timer_callback(monitor):
     si_list = monitor.db.service_instance_list()