diff --git a/__tests__/services/common-api.postNoBody.test.ts b/__tests__/services/common-api.postNoBody.test.ts
index f003756343..ab253b2da0 100644
--- a/__tests__/services/common-api.postNoBody.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/services/common-api.postNoBody.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ describe("commonApiPostWithoutBodyAndResponse", () => {
     });
     await expect(
       commonApiPostWithoutBodyAndResponse({ endpoint: "e" })
-    ).rejects.toThrow("err");
+    ).rejects.toBe("err");
   });
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/services/common-api.test.ts b/__tests__/services/common-api.test.ts
index ef1597d459..3556bbd860 100644
--- a/__tests__/services/common-api.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/services/common-api.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe("commonApiFetch", () => {
       json: async () => ({ error: "err" }),
     });
 
-    await expect(commonApiFetch({ endpoint: "bad" })).rejects.toThrow("err");
+    await expect(commonApiFetch({ endpoint: "bad" })).rejects.toBe("err");
     expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       "https://api.test.6529.io/api/bad",
       expect.objectContaining({
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe("commonApiPost", () => {
       json: async () => ({ error: "err" }),
     });
 
-    await expect(commonApiPost({ endpoint: "e", body: {} })).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(commonApiPost({ endpoint: "e", body: {} })).rejects.toBe(
       "err"
     );
     expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/services/api/common-api.ts b/services/api/common-api.ts
index 7ac98b9d75..0c81255ebf 100644
--- a/services/api/common-api.ts
+++ b/services/api/common-api.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const handleApiError = async (res: Response): Promise<never> => {
     }
   }
 
-  throw new Error(errorMessage);
+  return Promise.reject(errorMessage);
 };
 
 const executeApiRequest = async <T>(