diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-actors-turn.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-actors-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd92ad34ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-actors-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixes bug whereby backstage crashes when bad credentials are provided to the kubernetes plugin.
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.test.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.test.ts
index 2696587e69..1f8d525ea8 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ import AWS from 'aws-sdk';
 import AWSMock from 'aws-sdk-mock';
 import { AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator } from './AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator';
 
+const awsError: AWS.AWSError = {
+  code: '123',
+  message: 'no way',
+  name: 'nope',
+  time: new Date(),
+};
+
 describe('AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator tests', () => {
   let role: any = undefined;
   const credentials: any = {
@@ -84,6 +91,25 @@ describe('AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator tests', () => {
     expect(response.serviceAccountToken).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  describe('When the credentials is failing', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.spyOn(AWS.config, 'getCredentials').mockImplementation(cb => {
+        cb(awsError, null);
+      });
+    });
+    it('throws the right error', async () => {
+      const authTranslator = new AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator();
+      await expect(
+        authTranslator.decorateClusterDetailsWithAuth({
+          assumeRole: role,
+          name: 'test-cluster',
+          url: '',
+          authProvider: 'aws',
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toEqual(awsError);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('When the role is assumed', () => {
     // These credentials are not real.
     // Pulled from example in docs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.ts
index b89945902d..84e60c9c69 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/kubernetes-auth-translator/AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator.ts
@@ -55,46 +55,44 @@ export class AwsIamKubernetesAuthTranslator
     assumeRole?: string,
     externalId?: string,
   ): Promise<SigningCreds> {
-    return new Promise<SigningCreds>(async (resolve, reject) => {
-      const awsCreds = await this.awsGetCredentials();
+    const awsCreds = await this.awsGetCredentials();
 
-      if (!(awsCreds instanceof Credentials))
-        return reject(Error('No AWS credentials found.'));
+    if (!(awsCreds instanceof Credentials))
+      throw new Error('No AWS credentials found.');
 
-      let creds: SigningCreds = {
-        accessKeyId: awsCreds.accessKeyId,
-        secretAccessKey: awsCreds.secretAccessKey,
-        sessionToken: awsCreds.sessionToken,
+    let creds: SigningCreds = {
+      accessKeyId: awsCreds.accessKeyId,
+      secretAccessKey: awsCreds.secretAccessKey,
+      sessionToken: awsCreds.sessionToken,
+    };
+
+    if (!this.validCredentials(creds))
+      throw new Error('Invalid AWS credentials found.');
+    if (!assumeRole) return creds;
+
+    try {
+      const params: AWS.STS.Types.AssumeRoleRequest = {
+        RoleArn: assumeRole,
+        RoleSessionName: 'backstage-login',
       };
+      if (externalId) params.ExternalId = externalId;
 
-      if (!this.validCredentials(creds))
-        return reject(Error('Invalid AWS credentials found.'));
-      if (!assumeRole) return resolve(creds);
+      const assumedRole = await new AWS.STS().assumeRole(params).promise();
 
-      try {
-        const params: AWS.STS.Types.AssumeRoleRequest = {
-          RoleArn: assumeRole,
-          RoleSessionName: 'backstage-login',
-        };
-        if (externalId) params.ExternalId = externalId;
-
-        const assumedRole = await new AWS.STS().assumeRole(params).promise();
-
-        if (!assumedRole.Credentials) {
-          throw new Error(`No credentials returned for role ${assumeRole}`);
-        }
-
-        creds = {
-          accessKeyId: assumedRole.Credentials.AccessKeyId,
-          secretAccessKey: assumedRole.Credentials.SecretAccessKey,
-          sessionToken: assumedRole.Credentials.SessionToken,
-        };
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.warn(`There was an error assuming the role: ${e}`);
-        return reject(Error(`Unable to assume role: ${e}`));
+      if (!assumedRole.Credentials) {
+        throw new Error(`No credentials returned for role ${assumeRole}`);
       }
-      return resolve(creds);
-    });
+
+      creds = {
+        accessKeyId: assumedRole.Credentials.AccessKeyId,
+        secretAccessKey: assumedRole.Credentials.SecretAccessKey,
+        sessionToken: assumedRole.Credentials.SessionToken,
+      };
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(`There was an error assuming the role: ${e}`);
+      throw new Error(`Unable to assume role: ${e}`);
+    }
+    return creds;
   }
   async getBearerToken(
     clusterName: string,
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index e0a6c21c4a..f71c6506bd 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ import {
   PodStatus,
 } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 
+const isRejected = (
+  input: PromiseSettledResult<unknown>,
+): input is PromiseRejectedResult => input.status === 'rejected';
+
+const isFulfilled = <T>(
+  input: PromiseSettledResult<T>,
+): input is PromiseFulfilledResult<T> => input.status === 'fulfilled';
+
 /**
  *
  * @public
@@ -298,12 +306,12 @@ export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
     auth: KubernetesRequestAuth,
     requestContext: ServiceLocatorRequestContext,
   ) {
-    const clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[] = await (
+    const clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[] = (
       await this.serviceLocator.getClustersByEntity(entity, requestContext)
     ).clusters;
 
     // Execute all of these async actions simultaneously/without blocking sequentially as no common object is modified by them
-    return await Promise.all(
+    const promiseResults = await Promise.allSettled(
       clusterDetails.map(cd => {
         const kubernetesAuthTranslator: KubernetesAuthTranslator =
           this.getAuthTranslator(cd.authProvider);
@@ -313,6 +321,11 @@ export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
         );
       }),
     );
+
+    promiseResults.filter(isRejected).map(item => {
+      this.logger.info(`Failed to decorate cluster details: ${item.reason}`);
+    });
+    return promiseResults.filter(isFulfilled).map(item => item.value);
   }
 
   toObjectsByEntityResponse(