--- a/hgext/factotum.py	Mon Jan 06 14:15:40 2025 -0500
+++ b/hgext/factotum.py	Sun Jan 05 21:03:17 2025 -0500
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
                         else:
                             raise error.Abort(_(b'malformed password string'))
                     return (user, passwd)
-        except (OSError, IOError):
+        except OSError:
             raise error.Abort(_(b'factotum not responding'))
         finally:
             os.close(fd)