@@ -61,14 +61,19 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInspect(args ...string) error {

 	for _, name := range cmd.Args() {

 		if *inspectType == "" || *inspectType == "container" {

 			obj, _, err = readBody(cli.call("GET", "/containers/"+name+"/json?"+v.Encode(), nil, nil))

-			if err != nil && *inspectType == "container" {

-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such") {

-					fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "Error: No such container: %s\n", name)

-				} else {

-					fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "%s", err)

+			if err != nil {

+				if err == errConnectionFailed {

+					return err

+				}

+				if *inspectType == "container" {

+					if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such") {

+						fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "Error: No such container: %s\n", name)

+					} else {

+						fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "%s", err)

+					}

+					status = 1

+					continue

 				}

-				status = 1

-				continue

 			}

 		}

@@ -76,6 +81,9 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInspect(args ...string) error {

 			obj, _, err = readBody(cli.call("GET", "/images/"+name+"/json", nil, nil))

 			isImage = true

 			if err != nil {

+				if err == errConnectionFailed {

+					return err

+				}

 				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such") {

 					if *inspectType == "" {

 						fmt.Fprintf(cli.err, "Error: No such image or container: %s\n", name)

@@ -88,7 +96,6 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdInspect(args ...string) error {

 				status = 1

 				continue

 			}

-

 		}

 		if tmpl == nil {