diff --git a/SOURCES/incorrect-exception-to-udp-function.patch b/SOURCES/incorrect-exception-to-udp-function.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66c18a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/incorrect-exception-to-udp-function.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From daf723176da7bfee5baae928ff1af310a2400289 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bob Halley <halley@dnspython.org>
+Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 15:22:21 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Set response_time to zero when exceptions occur early.
+
+---
+ dns/query.py | 12 ++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dns/query.py b/dns/query.py
+index ad6dffd..4e8089f 100644
+--- a/dns/query.py
++++ b/dns/query.py
+@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def udp(q, where, timeout=None, port=53, af=None, source=None, source_port=0,
+     (af, destination, source) = _destination_and_source(af, where, port, source,
+                                                         source_port)
+     s = socket.socket(af, socket.SOCK_DGRAM, 0)
++    begin_time = None
+     try:
+         expiration = _compute_expiration(timeout)
+         s.setblocking(0)
+@@ -224,7 +225,10 @@ def udp(q, where, timeout=None, port=53, af=None, source=None, source_port=0,
+                                        '%s instead of %s' % (from_address,
+                                                              destination))
+     finally:
+-        response_time = time.time() - begin_time
++        if begin_time is None:
++            response_time = 0
++        else:
++            response_time = time.time() - begin_time
+         s.close()
+     r = dns.message.from_wire(wire, keyring=q.keyring, request_mac=q.mac,
+                               one_rr_per_rrset=one_rr_per_rrset)
+@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ def tcp(q, where, timeout=None, port=53, af=None, source=None, source_port=0,
+     (af, destination, source) = _destination_and_source(af, where, port, source,
+                                                         source_port)
+     s = socket.socket(af, socket.SOCK_STREAM, 0)
++    begin_time = None
+     try:
+         expiration = _compute_expiration(timeout)
+         s.setblocking(0)
+@@ -320,7 +325,10 @@ def tcp(q, where, timeout=None, port=53, af=None, source=None, source_port=0,
+         (l,) = struct.unpack("!H", ldata)
+         wire = _net_read(s, l, expiration)
+     finally:
+-        response_time = time.time() - begin_time
++        if begin_time is None:
++            response_time = 0
++        else:
++            response_time = time.time() - begin_time
+         s.close()
+     r = dns.message.from_wire(wire, keyring=q.keyring, request_mac=q.mac,
+                               one_rr_per_rrset=one_rr_per_rrset)
diff --git a/SPECS/python-dns.spec b/SPECS/python-dns.spec
index 0b14efc..43a414e 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-dns.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-dns.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-dns
 Version:        1.12.0
-Release:        1%{?from_checkout:.20150617git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?from_checkout:.20150617git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        DNS toolkit for Python
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/rthalley/%{name}/archive/%{commit}.tar.gz
 %else
 Source0:        http://www.dnspython.org/kits/%{version}/dnspython-%{version}.tar.gz
 %endif
+Patch0:			incorrect-exception-to-udp-function.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
-BuildRequires: python-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 
 %description
 dnspython is a DNS toolkit for Python. It supports almost all record
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ manipulation of DNS zones, messages, names, and records.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n rthalley-dnspython-%{?from_checkout:%{shortcommit}}%{!?from_checkout:%{version}}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 # strip executable permissions so that we don't pick up dependencies
 # from documentation
@@ -62,7 +64,11 @@ mv test_resolver.py test_resolver.pynorun
 
 
 %changelog
-* Wed Jun 17 2015 Matej Stuchlik <mstuchli@redhat.com> - 1.12.0-3.20150617git465785f
+* Tue Mar 08 2016 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 1.12.0-2
+- Added patch to fix incorrect exception to udp function
+Resolves: rhbz#1312770
+
+* Wed Jun 17 2015 Matej Stuchlik <mstuchli@redhat.com> - 1.12.0-1.20150617git465785f
 - Update to 1.12.0 (465785f)
 Resolves: rhbz#1196971