diff --git a/extensions-core/multi-stage-query/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/msq/sql/resources/SqlStatementResource.java b/extensions-core/multi-stage-query/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/msq/sql/resources/SqlStatementResource.java
index 1ee5f1030a40..322727aea92d 100644
--- a/extensions-core/multi-stage-query/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/msq/sql/resources/SqlStatementResource.java
+++ b/extensions-core/multi-stage-query/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/msq/sql/resources/SqlStatementResource.java
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ private Optional<SqlStatementResult> getStatementStatus(
         ));
       }
       catch (DruidException e) {
-        if (e.getErrorCode().equals("notFound")) {
+        if (e.getErrorCode().equals("notFound") || e.getMessage().contains("Unable to contact overlord")) {
           return Optional.empty();
         }
         throw e;