diff --git a/kasa/klaptransport.py b/kasa/klaptransport.py
index ab33ca18e..8feae98c1 100644
--- a/kasa/klaptransport.py
+++ b/kasa/klaptransport.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 from .credentials import Credentials
 from .deviceconfig import DeviceConfig
-from .exceptions import AuthenticationError, KasaException
+from .exceptions import AuthenticationError, KasaException, _RetryableError
 from .httpclient import HttpClient
 from .json import loads as json_loads
 from .protocol import DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS, BaseTransport, get_default_credentials, md5
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ async def send(self, request: str):
             # If we failed with a security error, force a new handshake next time.
             if response_status == 403:
                 self._handshake_done = False
-                raise AuthenticationError(
+                raise _RetryableError(
                     f"Got a security error from {self._host} after handshake "
                     + "completed"
                 )
diff --git a/kasa/tests/test_klapprotocol.py b/kasa/tests/test_klapprotocol.py
index 7c8054758..b71ea460d 100644
--- a/kasa/tests/test_klapprotocol.py
+++ b/kasa/tests/test_klapprotocol.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ async def _return_response(url: URL, params=None, data=None, *_, **__):
         pytest.param(
             (200, 200, 403),
             True,
-            pytest.raises(AuthenticationError),
+            pytest.raises(_RetryableError),
             id="request-403-status",
         ),
         pytest.param(