diff --git a/src/analysis.js b/src/analysis.js
index c7fb3e4..d8c4f5b 100644
--- a/src/analysis.js
+++ b/src/analysis.js
@@ -34,26 +34,29 @@ async function requestStack(provider, manifest, url, html = false, opts = {}) {
 		body: provided.content
 	})
 	let result
-	if(!html) {
-		result = await resp.json()
-	}
-	else {
-		result = await resp.text()
-	}
-	if (process.env["EXHORT_DEBUG"] === "true") {
-		let exRequestId = resp.headers.get("ex-request-id");
-		if(exRequestId)
-		{
-			console.log("Unique Identifier associated with this request - ex-request-id=" + exRequestId)
+	if(resp.status === 200) {
+		if (!html) {
+			result = await resp.json()
+		} else {
+			result = await resp.text()
 		}
-		EndTime = new Date()
-		console.log("Response body received from exhort server : " + EOL + EOL)
-		console.log(console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null , 4)))
-		console.log("Ending time of sending stack analysis request to exhort server= " + EndTime)
-		let time = (EndTime - startTime) / 1000
-		console.log("Total Time in seconds: " + time)
+		if (process.env["EXHORT_DEBUG"] === "true") {
+			let exRequestId = resp.headers.get("ex-request-id");
+			if (exRequestId) {
+				console.log("Unique Identifier associated with this request - ex-request-id=" + exRequestId)
+			}
+			EndTime = new Date()
+			console.log("Response body received from exhort server : " + EOL + EOL)
+			console.log(console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 4)))
+			console.log("Ending time of sending stack analysis request to exhort server= " + EndTime)
+			let time = (EndTime - startTime) / 1000
+			console.log("Total Time in seconds: " + time)
 
+		}
+	} else {
+		throw new Error(`Got error response from exhort backend - http return code : ${resp.status},  error message =>  ${await resp.text()}`)
 	}
+
 	return Promise.resolve(result)
 }
 
@@ -80,18 +83,22 @@ async function requestComponent(provider, data, url, opts = {}, path = '') {
 		},
 		body: provided.content
 	})
-	let result = await resp.json()
-	if (process.env["EXHORT_DEBUG"] === "true") {
-		let exRequestId = resp.headers.get("ex-request-id");
-		if(exRequestId)
-		{
-			console.log("Unique Identifier associated with this request - ex-request-id=" + exRequestId)
-		}
-		console.log("Response body received from exhort server : " + EOL + EOL)
-		console.log(JSON.stringify(result,null , 4))
-		console.log("Ending time of sending component analysis request to exhort server= " + new Date())
+	let result
+	if(resp.status === 200) {
+		result = await resp.json()
+		if (process.env["EXHORT_DEBUG"] === "true") {
+			let exRequestId = resp.headers.get("ex-request-id");
+			if (exRequestId) {
+				console.log("Unique Identifier associated with this request - ex-request-id=" + exRequestId)
+			}
+			console.log("Response body received from exhort server : " + EOL + EOL)
+			console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 4))
+			console.log("Ending time of sending component analysis request to exhort server= " + new Date())
 
 
+		}
+	} else {
+		throw new Error(`Got error response from exhort backend - http return code : ${resp.status},  error message =>  ${await resp.text()}`)
 	}
 
 	return Promise.resolve(result)