diff --git a/src/infrastructure/services/api-clients.ts b/src/infrastructure/services/api-clients.ts
index 2b31ef17..072f1c0b 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/services/api-clients.ts
+++ b/src/infrastructure/services/api-clients.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BaseError, ErrorHelper, PackageErrorCode } from "../../packages/error";
+import { PackageError } from "../../packages/error/package-error";
 import {BlockstackDomainId} from "../../packages/identity-utils";
 import {getLogger} from "../../packages/logger";
 import { StorageService } from "../../packages/storage";
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ export class GaiaServiceApiClient {
                 return Boolean(filename !== UPLOADABLE_JSON_FILES.CLIENT_CONFIG || data.indexOf("BlobNotFound") > 0 || data.indexOf("NoSuchKey") > 0);
             });
         } catch (error) {
-            throw ErrorHelper.getPackageError(null, PackageErrorCode.GaiaGetFileFailed, filename);
+            if (error instanceof PackageError && error.errorCode === PackageErrorCode.FileNotFound) {
+                throw ErrorHelper.getPackageError(error, PackageErrorCode.GaiaEmptyResponse);
+            }
+            throw ErrorHelper.getPackageError(error, PackageErrorCode.GaiaGetFileFailed, filename);
         }
         return responseBody;
     }
diff --git a/src/packages/error/error-string.ts b/src/packages/error/error-string.ts
index f14dc551..b74e9124 100644
--- a/src/packages/error/error-string.ts
+++ b/src/packages/error/error-string.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,5 @@ export const ERROR_STRINGS = {
     [PackageErrorCode.InvalidWalletClientName]: "Invalid Wallet Client Name",
     [PackageErrorCode.InsecureNetworkCall]: "Insecure network call",
     [PackageErrorCode.FailedToGetGaiaUrlFromZonefile]: "Failed to get Gaia URL from user's zonefile: '{0}'",
+    [PackageErrorCode.FileNotFound]: "File not Found 404",
 };
diff --git a/src/packages/error/package-error-code.ts b/src/packages/error/package-error-code.ts
index 08cd8276..ddd15ee8 100644
--- a/src/packages/error/package-error-code.ts
+++ b/src/packages/error/package-error-code.ts
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ export enum PackageErrorCode {
     MissingCruxDomainInCruxWalletClient = 5011,
     MissingZoneFile = 5012,
     MissingNameOwnerAddress = 5013,
+    FileNotFound = 5014,
 }
diff --git a/src/packages/utils.ts b/src/packages/utils.ts
index a73c64ea..1f74b2af 100644
--- a/src/packages/utils.ts
+++ b/src/packages/utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as bitcoin from "bitcoinjs-lib";
 import * as cloner from "cloner";
 import request from "request";
 import { BaseError, ErrorHelper, PackageErrorCode } from "./error";
+import { PackageError } from "./error/package-error";
 import { getLogger } from "./logger";
 import { StorageService } from "./storage";
 
@@ -11,15 +12,20 @@ const httpsPrefixRegex = new RegExp(`^https:\/\/.+$`);
 /* istanbul ignore next */
 const httpJSONRequest = (options: (request.UriOptions & request.CoreOptions) | (request.UrlOptions & request.CoreOptions)): Promise<object> => {
     log.debug("network_call:", options);
-    const promise: Promise<object> = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const promise: Promise<any> = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const { url, fetchOptions } = translateRequestOptionsToFetchOptions(options);
         if (!httpsPrefixRegex.test(url)) {
             throw ErrorHelper.getPackageError(null, PackageErrorCode.InsecureNetworkCall);
         }
         fetch(url, fetchOptions)
-            .then((res) => res.json())
+            .then((res) => {
+                if (res.status === 404) {
+                    throw ErrorHelper.getPackageError(null, PackageErrorCode.FileNotFound);
+                }
+                return res.json();
+            })
             .then((json) => resolve(json))
-            .catch((err) => reject(new BaseError(null, err)));
+            .catch(reject);
     });
     return promise;
 };