diff --git a/monkey/common/utils/exceptions.py b/monkey/common/utils/exceptions.py
index fc114781d..2a0e369e9 100644
--- a/monkey/common/utils/exceptions.py
+++ b/monkey/common/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-class ExploitingVulnerableMachineError(Exception):
-    """ Raise when exploiter failed, but machine is vulnerable """
-
-
 class FailedExploitationError(Exception):
     """ Raise when exploiter fails instead of returning False """
 
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
index 1272bfa3c..ab9cfc8dd 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 from time import sleep
 
 import pymssql
 
 from common.common_consts.timeouts import LONG_REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-from common.utils.exceptions import ExploitingVulnerableMachineError, FailedExploitationError
+from common.utils.exceptions import FailedExploitationError
 from common.utils.exploit_enum import ExploitType
 from infection_monkey.exploit.HostExploiter import HostExploiter
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.helpers import get_agent_dest_path
@@ -65,26 +64,29 @@ class MSSQLExploiter(HostExploiter):
             self.options["credentials"]["exploit_user_list"],
             self.options["credentials"]["exploit_password_list"],
         )
-        self.cursor = self.brute_force(self.host.ip_addr, self.SQL_DEFAULT_TCP_PORT, creds)
+        try:
+            self.cursor = self.brute_force(self.host.ip_addr, self.SQL_DEFAULT_TCP_PORT, creds)
+        except FailedExploitationError:
+            logger.info(
+                f"Failed brute-forcing of MSSQL server on {self.host},"
+                f" no credentials were successful"
+            )
+            return self.exploit_result
 
         # Create dir for payload
         self.create_temp_dir()
+        self.create_empty_payload_file()
 
-        try:
-            self.create_empty_payload_file()
+        http_thread = self.start_monkey_server()
+        self.upload_monkey()
+        MSSQLExploiter._stop_monkey_server(http_thread)
 
-            http_thread = self.start_monkey_server()
-            self.upload_monkey()
-            MSSQLExploiter._stop_monkey_server(http_thread)
+        # Clear payload to pass in another command
+        self.create_empty_payload_file()
 
-            # Clear payload to pass in another command
-            self.create_empty_payload_file()
+        self.run_monkey()
 
-            self.run_monkey()
-
-            self.remove_temp_dir()
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise ExploitingVulnerableMachineError(e.args).with_traceback(sys.exc_info()[2])
+        self.remove_temp_dir()
 
         self.exploit_result.propagation_success = True
         return self.exploit_result