diff --git a/src/config/vnc_openstack/vnc_openstack/neutron_plugin_db.py b/src/config/vnc_openstack/vnc_openstack/neutron_plugin_db.py
index 8ad6385072b..09be4a1ade6 100644
--- a/src/config/vnc_openstack/vnc_openstack/neutron_plugin_db.py
+++ b/src/config/vnc_openstack/vnc_openstack/neutron_plugin_db.py
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ def _security_group_list_project(self, project_id):
                 project_uuid = str(uuid.UUID(project_id))
                 # Trigger a project read to ensure project sync
                 project_obj = self._project_read(proj_id=project_uuid)
-            except Exception:
-                raise
+            except vnc_exc.NoIdError:
+                return []
         else:
             project_uuid = None