diff --git a/plugin.py b/plugin.py
index d7d0260..e836b09 100644
--- a/plugin.py
+++ b/plugin.py
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ def userinfo(self, irc, msg, args, name):
 		user = name
 		day = int(epoch.time()/(60*60*24))
 		api_url = self.registryValue('protocol')+"://"+self.registryValue('user')+":"+self.registryValue('password')+"@"+self.registryValue('url')
+
 		r=requests.get(api_url+"/users/"+user )
+		try:
+			r.raise_for_status()
+		except requests.HTTPError as e:
+			irc.reply(str(e))
+			return
 		entry = r.json()  
 		if 'error' in entry:
 			irc.reply(("Error: "+entry['error']).encode('utf-8'))