1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQAuthenticationException.java b/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQAuthenticationException.java
index 8f90a0bdfa..69ff7a2c19 100644
--- a/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQAuthenticationException.java
+++ b/java/client/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/client/AMQAuthenticationException.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class AMQAuthenticationException extends AMQException
     }
     public boolean isHardError()
     {
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
 }