diff --git a/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.js b/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.js
index 583cdcd19..ed84e988b 100644
--- a/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.js
+++ b/helpers/strategies/AxiosStrategy.js
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ export const cancelRunningAxiosRequest = () => {
 
 const axiosWithProxy = async (req, { state }) => {
   try {
+    console.log({
+      ...req,
+      wantsBinary: true,
+    })
     const { data } = await axios.post(
       state.postwoman.settings.PROXY_URL || "https://postwoman.apollosoftware.xyz/",
       {
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@ const axiosWithProxy = async (req, { state }) => {
       }
     )
 
+    if (!data.data.success) {
+      throw new Error(data.data.message || "Proxy Error")
+    }
+
     if (data.isBinary) {
       data.data = decodeB64StringToArrayBuffer(data.data)
     }
diff --git a/helpers/strategies/ExtensionStrategy.js b/helpers/strategies/ExtensionStrategy.js
index c98204c35..b96737e28 100644
--- a/helpers/strategies/ExtensionStrategy.js
+++ b/helpers/strategies/ExtensionStrategy.js
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ const extensionWithProxy = async (req, { state }) => {
     },
   })
 
-  if (data.isBinary) {
-    data.data = decodeB64StringToArrayBuffer(data.data)
+  const parsedData = JSON.parse(data)
+
+  if (!parsedData.data.success) {
+    throw new Error(parsedData.data.message || "Proxy Error")
   }
 
-  return data
+  if (parsedData.isBinary) {
+    parsedData.data = decodeB64StringToArrayBuffer(data.data)
+  }
+
+  return parsedData
 }
 
 const extensionWithoutProxy = async (req, _store) => {