diff --git a/pinecone/grpc/future.py b/pinecone/grpc/future.py
index d98e1e84..2a4ae7c6 100644
--- a/pinecone/grpc/future.py
+++ b/pinecone/grpc/future.py
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@ def _sync_state(self, grpc_future):
         if self.done():
             return
 
-        if grpc_future.cancelled():
+        if grpc_future.running():
+            self.set_running_or_notify_cancel()
+        elif grpc_future.cancelled():
             self.cancel()
-        elif grpc_future.exception(timeout=self._default_timeout):
-            self.set_exception(grpc_future.exception())
         elif grpc_future.done():
             try:
                 result = grpc_future.result(timeout=self._default_timeout)
                 self.set_result(result)
             except Exception as e:
                 self.set_exception(e)
-        elif grpc_future.running():
-            self.set_running_or_notify_cancel()
 
     def set_result(self, result):
         if self._result_transformer: