diff --git a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
index bde320d72..f1a0494f1 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/commons/commons-util/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/util/ExceptionUtil.java
@@ -33,6 +33,29 @@ public class ExceptionUtil {
 		}
 		return cause;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param e
+	 * @param toLookFor type of throwable to look for in the given throwable.
+	 * @return the throwable instance of the given type, or null if nothing found.
+	 */
+	public static Throwable getThrowable(Throwable e, Class<? extends Throwable> toLookFor) {
+		if (e.getClass().equals(toLookFor)) {
+			return e;
+		}
+		
+		Throwable cause = e;
+		Throwable parent = e.getCause();
+		while (parent != null && parent != e) {
+			cause = parent;
+			parent = cause.getCause();
+			if (cause.getClass().equals(toLookFor)) {
+				return cause;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 
 	public static String getMessage(Throwable e) {
 		// The message of nested exception is usually more interesting than the
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/AbstractCFHintsProvider.java b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/AbstractCFHintsProvider.java
index fede17366..75f651244 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/AbstractCFHintsProvider.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/manifest/yaml/AbstractCFHintsProvider.java
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractCFHintsProvider implements Provider<Collection<YVa
 			hints.addAll(resolvedHints);
 		} catch (Throwable e) {
 			logger.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
-			// Don't throw exception as to allow the CA to be displayed to the
+			// Don't propagate exception as to allow the CA to be displayed to the
 			// user.
-			if (e instanceof IOException || ExceptionUtil.getDeepestCause(e) instanceof IOException) {
+			if (ExceptionUtil.getThrowable(e, IOException.class) != null) {
 				hints.add(new BasicYValueHint(EMPTY_VALUE, "Connection failure. " + e.getMessage()));
 			} else {
 				hints.add(new BasicYValueHint(EMPTY_VALUE, e.getMessage()));