diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
index 101001be0..0fd98a12e 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-log-check
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ if [[ $EXCLUDE_KNOWN_ERRORS == 'Y' ]]; then
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|error parsing signature"      # Malformed Suricata rule, from upstream provider
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|sticky buffer has no matches" # Non-critical Suricata error
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|Unable to determine destination index stats"  # Elastic transform temporary error
+    EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|timeout retrieving docker"    # Telegraf unable to reach Docker engine, rare
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|iteration"
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|communication packets"
     EXCLUDED_ERRORS="$EXCLUDED_ERRORS|use of closed"