1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp.py b/python/qemu/qmp.py
index aa8a666b8a..ef3c919b76 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp.py
@@ -225,22 +225,18 @@ class QEMUMonitorProtocol:
         self.__sockfile = self.__sock.makefile(mode='r')
         return self.__negotiate_capabilities()
 
-    def cmd_obj(self, qmp_cmd):
+    def cmd_obj(self, qmp_cmd: QMPMessage) -> QMPMessage:
         """
         Send a QMP command to the QMP Monitor.
 
         @param qmp_cmd: QMP command to be sent as a Python dict
-        @return QMP response as a Python dict or None if the connection has
-                been closed
+        @return QMP response as a Python dict
         """
         self.logger.debug(">>> %s", qmp_cmd)
-        try:
-            self.__sock.sendall(json.dumps(qmp_cmd).encode('utf-8'))
-        except OSError as err:
-            if err.errno == errno.EPIPE:
-                return None
-            raise err
+        self.__sock.sendall(json.dumps(qmp_cmd).encode('utf-8'))
         resp = self.__json_read()
+        if resp is None:
+            raise QMPConnectError("Unexpected empty reply from server")
         self.logger.debug("<<< %s", resp)
         return resp