diff --git a/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/http_soap_service.bal b/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/http_soap_service.bal
index 448257b..162544c 100644
--- a/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/http_soap_service.bal
+++ b/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/http_soap_service.bal
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ service / on new http:Listener(9090) {
    at System.Web.Services.Protocols.ServerProtocolFactory.Create(Type type, HttpContext context, HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response, Boolean&amp; abortProcessing)</faultstring><detail/></soap:Fault></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>`;
     }
 
+    resource function post getErrorPayload(http:Request request) returns xml|http:InternalServerError {
+        return {
+            body:  "Error occurred in the server"
+        };
+    }
+
     resource function post getSamePayload(http:Request request) returns xml|error {
         return check request.getXmlPayload();
     }
diff --git a/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/soap12_client_test.bal b/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/soap12_client_test.bal
index 8cfebf0..21f50f8 100644
--- a/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/soap12_client_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/modules/soap12/tests/soap12_client_test.bal
@@ -99,6 +99,18 @@ function testSendReceive12WithAction() returns error? {
     test:assertEquals(response, expected);
 }
 
+@test:Config {
+    groups: ["soap12", "send_receive"]
+}
+function testSendReceive12WithServerError() returns error? {
+    Client soapClient = check new ("http://localhost:9090");
+    xml body = xml `<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding/"><soap:Body><quer:Add xmlns:quer="http://tempuri.org/"><quer:intA>2</quer:intA><quer:intB>3</quer:intB></quer:Add></soap:Body></soap:Envelope>`;
+
+    xml|Error response = soapClient->sendReceive(body, path = "/getErrorPayload");
+    test:assertTrue(response is Error);
+    test:assertEquals((<error>(<error>(<error>response).cause()).cause()).message(), "Internal Server Error");
+}
+
 @test:Config {
     groups: ["soap12", "send_receive"]
 }
@@ -347,26 +359,6 @@ function testSendReceiveError() returns error? {
     test:assertEquals((<Error>response).message(), SOAP_ERROR);
 }
 
-@test:Config {
-    groups: ["soap12", "send_receive"]
-}
-function testSendReceiveWithInvalidAction() returns error? {
-    Client soapClient = check new ("http://www.dneonline.com/invalidcalculator.asmx?WSDL");
-    xml body = xml `<soap:Envelope
-                    xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"
-                    soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
-                    <soap:Body>
-                      <quer:Add xmlns:quer="http://tempuri.org/">
-                        <quer:intA>2</quer:intA>
-                        <quer:intB>3</quer:intB>
-                      </quer:Add>
-                    </soap:Body>
-                </soap:Envelope>`;
-    xml|Error response = soapClient->sendReceive(body, "http://tempuri.org/invalid_action");
-    test:assertTrue(response is Error);
-    test:assertEquals((<Error>response).message(), SOAP_ERROR);
-}
-
 @test:Config {
     groups: ["soap12", "send_receive"]
 }