diff --git a/gns3server/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
index 320ed9c7..b9b91424 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/virtualbox/virtualbox_vm.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class VirtualBoxVM(BaseVM):
 
         try:
             adapter = self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number]
-        except IndexError:
+        except KeyError:
             raise VirtualBoxError("Adapter {adapter_number} doesn't exist on VirtualBox VM '{name}'".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                                             adapter_number=adapter_number))
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ class VirtualBoxVM(BaseVM):
 
         try:
             adapter = self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number]
-        except IndexError:
+        except KeyError:
             raise VirtualBoxError("Adapter {adapter_number} doesn't exist on VirtualBox VM '{name}'".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                                             adapter_number=adapter_number))
 
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ class VirtualBoxVM(BaseVM):
 
         try:
             adapter = self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number]
-        except IndexError:
+        except KeyError:
             raise VirtualBoxError("Adapter {adapter_number} doesn't exist on VirtualBox VM '{name}'".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                                             adapter_number=adapter_number))
 
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ class VirtualBoxVM(BaseVM):
 
         try:
             adapter = self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number]
-        except IndexError:
+        except KeyError:
             raise VirtualBoxError("Adapter {adapter_number} doesn't exist on VirtualBox VM '{name}'".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                                             adapter_number=adapter_number))
 
diff --git a/tests/modules/virtualbox/test_virtualbox_vm.py b/tests/modules/virtualbox/test_virtualbox_vm.py
index 8b91431e..58540e49 100644
--- a/tests/modules/virtualbox/test_virtualbox_vm.py
+++ b/tests/modules/virtualbox/test_virtualbox_vm.py
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ def test_vm_invalid_virtualbox_api_version(loop, project, manager):
         with pytest.raises(VirtualBoxError):
             vm = VirtualBoxVM("test", "00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f", project, manager, "test", False)
             loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.async(vm.create()))
+
+
+def test_vm_adapter_add_nio_binding_adapter_not_exist(loop, vm, manager, free_console_port):
+    nio = manager.create_nio(manager.vboxmanage_path, {"type": "nio_udp", "lport": free_console_port, "rport": free_console_port, "rhost": "192.168.1.2"})
+    with pytest.raises(VirtualBoxError):
+        loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.async(vm.adapter_add_nio_binding(15, nio)))