diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index 70d0719472..3c4cad7ac2 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -2346,12 +2346,19 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
                            'device_owner': const.ROUTER_INTERFACE_OWNERS}
                 ports = self.get_ports(context, filters=filters)
                 for port in ports:
-                    nsx_s_id_, nsx_port_id = nsx_db.get_nsx_switch_and_port_id(
+                    nsx_s_id, nsx_port_id = nsx_db.get_nsx_switch_and_port_id(
                         context.session, port['id'])
                     if nsx_port_id:
                         name = utils.get_name_and_uuid(
                             router_name, port['id'], tag='port')
-                        self._port_client.update(nsx_port_id, None, name=name)
+                        try:
+                            self._port_client.update(nsx_port_id, None,
+                                                     name=name)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            LOG.error(_LE("Unable to update port %(port_id)s. "
+                                          "Reason: %(e)s"),
+                                      {'port_id': nsx_port_id,
+                                       'e': e})
             return self._update_router_wrapper(context, router_id, router)
         except nsx_lib_exc.ResourceNotFound:
             with context.session.begin(subtransactions=True):