diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9f3393e..a66feb8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "fhevmjs",
-  "version": "0.6.0-8",
+  "version": "0.6.0-9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "fhevmjs",
-      "version": "0.6.0-8",
+      "version": "0.6.0-9",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause-Clear",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/keccak": "^3.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abb4b0e..e084732 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "fhevmjs",
-  "version": "0.6.0-8",
+  "version": "0.6.0-9",
   "description": "fhEVM SDK for blockchain using TFHE",
   "main": "lib/node.js",
   "types": "lib/node/node.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/sdk/reencrypt.ts b/src/sdk/reencrypt.ts
index 8883299..72b0825 100644
--- a/src/sdk/reencrypt.ts
+++ b/src/sdk/reencrypt.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ export const reencryptRequest =
       throw new Error("Gateway didn't response correctly");
     }
 
+    if (json.status === 'failure') {
+      throw new Error("The reencryption didn't succeed");
+    }
+
     const client = new_client(kmsSignatures, userAddress, 'default');
 
     try {
@@ -88,7 +92,10 @@ export const reencryptRequest =
       // Duplicate payloadForRequest and replace ciphertext_handle with ciphertext_digest.
       const { ciphertext_handle, ...p } = payloadForRequest;
       // TODO check all ciphertext digests are all the same
-      const payloadForVerification = { ...p, ciphertext_digest: json.response[0].ciphertext_digest };
+      const payloadForVerification = {
+        ...p,
+        ciphertext_digest: json.response[0].ciphertext_digest,
+      };
 
       const decryption = process_reencryption_resp_from_js(
         client,