diff --git a/plugins/gocd/package.json b/plugins/gocd/package.json
index aac6d3d297..0af395637b 100644
--- a/plugins/gocd/package.json
+++ b/plugins/gocd/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.9.1",
     "@backstage/core-components": "^0.8.2",
     "@backstage/core-plugin-api": "^0.4.0",
+    "@backstage/errors": "^0.1.4",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.6.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.14",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
diff --git a/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts b/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
index d74cf9e055..1f4955a80d 100644
--- a/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
+++ b/plugins/gocd/src/api/gocdApi.client.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import { GoCdApi } from './gocdApi';
 import { GoCdApiError, PipelineHistory } from './gocdApi.model';
 import { DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
 
 export class GoCdClientApi implements GoCdApi {
   constructor(private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi) {}
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ export class GoCdClientApi implements GoCdApi {
       },
     );
 
+    if (!pipelineHistoryResponse.ok) {
+      throw await ResponseError.fromResponse(pipelineHistoryResponse);
+    }
+
     return await pipelineHistoryResponse.json();
   }
 }