diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a3397e3116..8bc63e0c7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk.iotdevicesdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>aws-iot-device-sdk</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.2-CLI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.13.2-CLI-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/IotJobsHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/IotJobsHelper.java
index cdecc2bcab..e41feb6d15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/IotJobsHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/IotJobsHelper.java
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ public void unsubscribeFromIotJobsTopics() {
      * @throws InterruptedException if the thread gets interrupted
      * @throws TimeoutException     if the operation does not complete within the given time
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidCatchingThrowable")
     protected void subscribeToGetNextJobDescription(Consumer<DescribeJobExecutionResponse> consumerAccept,
                                                     Consumer<RejectedError> consumerReject)
             throws InterruptedException {
@@ -523,10 +524,12 @@ protected void subscribeToGetNextJobDescription(Consumer<DescribeJobExecutionRes
         describeJobExecutionSubscriptionRequest.jobId = NEXT_JOB_LITERAL;
 
         while (true) {
-            CompletableFuture<Integer> subscribed = iotJobsClientWrapper
-                    .SubscribeToDescribeJobExecutionAccepted(describeJobExecutionSubscriptionRequest,
-                            QualityOfService.AT_LEAST_ONCE, consumerAccept);
+            CompletableFuture<Integer> subscribed;
             try {
+                subscribed = iotJobsClientWrapper
+                        .SubscribeToDescribeJobExecutionAccepted(describeJobExecutionSubscriptionRequest,
+                                QualityOfService.AT_LEAST_ONCE, consumerAccept);
+
                 subscribed.get(mqttClient.getMqttOperationTimeoutMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                 subscribed = iotJobsClientWrapper
                         .SubscribeToDescribeJobExecutionRejected(describeJobExecutionSubscriptionRequest,
@@ -544,11 +547,12 @@ protected void subscribeToGetNextJobDescription(Consumer<DescribeJobExecutionRes
                     logger.atWarn().log(SUBSCRIPTION_JOB_DESCRIPTION_INTERRUPTED);
                     break;
                 }
-            } catch (TimeoutException e) {
-                logger.atWarn().setCause(e).log(SUBSCRIPTION_JOB_DESCRIPTION_RETRY_MESSAGE);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 logger.atWarn().log(SUBSCRIPTION_JOB_DESCRIPTION_INTERRUPTED);
                 throw e;
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                // Catch anything else that happens
+                logger.atWarn().setCause(t).log(SUBSCRIPTION_JOB_DESCRIPTION_RETRY_MESSAGE);
             }
 
             try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/ShadowDeploymentListener.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/ShadowDeploymentListener.java
index fd9056dad9..2d07b3062f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/ShadowDeploymentListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/deployment/ShadowDeploymentListener.java
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public class ShadowDeploymentListener implements InjectionActions {
     private static final String SHADOW_UPDATE_REJECTED_TOPIC = "$aws/things/{thingName}/shadow/name/{shadowName}"
             + "/update/rejected";
     private static final String SHADOW_GET_TOPIC = "$aws/things/{thingName}/shadow/name/{shadowName}/get/accepted";
+    private static final String SUBSCRIBE_ERROR_RETRY_MESSAGE =
+            "Caught exception while subscribing to shadow topics, will retry shortly";
 
     @Inject
     private Kernel kernel;
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ private void setupShadowCommunications() {
         Subscribe to "$aws/things/{thingName}/shadow/update/rejected" topic to get notified when an update is rejected
         Subscribe to "$aws/things/{thingName}/shadow/get/accepted" topic to retrieve shadow by publishing to get topic
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidCatchingThrowable")
     private void subscribeToShadowTopics() {
         logger.atDebug().log(SUBSCRIBING_TO_SHADOW_TOPICS_MESSAGE);
         while (true) {
@@ -259,14 +262,12 @@ private void subscribeToShadowTopics() {
             } catch (ExecutionException e) {
                 Throwable cause = e.getCause();
                 if (cause instanceof MqttException || cause instanceof TimeoutException) {
-                    logger.atWarn().setCause(cause).log("Caught exception while subscribing to shadow topics, "
-                            + "will retry shortly");
+                    logger.atWarn().setCause(cause).log(SUBSCRIBE_ERROR_RETRY_MESSAGE);
                 } else if (cause instanceof InterruptedException) {
                     logger.atWarn().log("Interrupted while subscribing to shadow topics");
                     return;
                 } else {
-                    logger.atError().setCause(e)
-                            .log("Caught exception while subscribing to shadow topics, will retry shortly");
+                    logger.atError().setCause(e).log(SUBSCRIBE_ERROR_RETRY_MESSAGE);
                 }
             } catch (TimeoutException e) {
                 logger.atWarn().setCause(e).log("Subscribe to shadow topics timed out, will retry shortly");
@@ -274,7 +275,12 @@ private void subscribeToShadowTopics() {
                 //Since this method can run as runnable cannot throw exception so handling exceptions here
                 logger.atWarn().log("Interrupted while subscribing to shadow topics");
                 return;
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                logger.atWarn().setCause(t).log(SUBSCRIBE_ERROR_RETRY_MESSAGE);
             }
+
+
+
             try {
                 // Wait for sometime and then try to subscribe again
                 Thread.sleep(WAIT_TIME_TO_SUBSCRIBE_AGAIN_IN_MS + JITTER.nextInt(10_000));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/AwsIotMqtt5Client.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/AwsIotMqtt5Client.java
index e49289d6ba..f988088445 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/AwsIotMqtt5Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/AwsIotMqtt5Client.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.crt.CRT;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.crt.mqtt.MqttException;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.crt.mqtt5.Mqtt5Client;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.crt.mqtt5.Mqtt5ClientOptions;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.crt.mqtt5.OnAttemptingConnectReturn;
@@ -319,6 +320,9 @@ private synchronized void internalConnect() {
                                 "sessionExpirySeconds")))
                     );
             client = builder.build();
+        } catch (MqttException e) {
+            connectFuture.completeExceptionally(e);
+            return;
         }
         client.start();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClient.java b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClient.java
index 0a21099f61..3f0e2900e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClient.java
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ protected int getNextClientIdNumber() {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidCatchingGenericException")
+    @SuppressWarnings({"PMD.AvoidCatchingGenericException", "PMD.AvoidRethrowingException"})
     protected IndividualMqttClient getNewMqttClient() {
         int clientIdNum = getNextClientIdNumber();
         // Name client by thingName#<number> except for the first connection which will just be thingName
@@ -988,6 +988,8 @@ protected IndividualMqttClient getNewMqttClient() {
             return new AwsIotMqtt5Client(() -> {
                 try {
                     return builderProvider.apply(clientBootstrap).toAwsIotMqtt5ClientBuilder();
+                } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                    throw e;
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClientTest.java b/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClientTest.java
index 19cbe974fe..a7a30a5a47 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/mqttclient/MqttClientTest.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void GIVEN_ping_timeout_gte_keep_alive_WHEN_mqtt_client_connects_THEN_throws_exc
         mqttNamespace.lookup(MqttClient.MQTT_PING_TIMEOUT_KEY).withValue(pingTimeout);
         MqttClient mqttClient = new MqttClient(deviceConfiguration, ses, executorService,
                 mock(SecurityService.class), kernel);
-        RuntimeException e = assertThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> mqttClient.getNewMqttClient().connect().get());
+        ExecutionException e = assertThrows(ExecutionException.class, () -> mqttClient.getNewMqttClient().connect().get());
         assertEquals(MqttException.class, e.getCause().getClass());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/testcommons/testutilities/ExceptionLogProtector.java b/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/testcommons/testutilities/ExceptionLogProtector.java
index 090b4eb50b..1744bdc652 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/testcommons/testutilities/ExceptionLogProtector.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/aws/greengrass/testcommons/testutilities/ExceptionLogProtector.java
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) throws Exception {
         ignoreExceptionOfType(context, ClosedByInterruptException.class);
         ignoreExceptionWithStackTraceContaining(context, IllegalAccessException.class,
                 ProvisioningPluginFactory.class.getName());
+        ignoreExceptionWithStackTraceContaining(context, NullPointerException.class,
+                "subscribeToGetNextJobDescription");
     }
 
     @Override