diff --git a/gha-cache/src/api.rs b/gha-cache/src/api.rs
index 2a81050..cc3a0e3 100644
--- a/gha-cache/src/api.rs
+++ b/gha-cache/src/api.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::{io::AsyncRead, sync::Semaphore};
 use twirp::client::Client as TwirpClient;
+use twirp::{ClientError, TwirpErrorCode, TwirpErrorResponse};
 use unicode_bom::Bom;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -549,7 +550,11 @@ impl Api {
                         .send()
                         .await?
                         .check()
-                        .await?;
+                        .await
+                        .inspect_err(|e| {
+                            self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped
+                                .check_err(&e, &self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped_callback);
+                        })?;
 
                     offset += chunk_len;
                 }
@@ -565,7 +570,11 @@ impl Api {
                     .send()
                     .await?
                     .check()
-                    .await?;
+                    .await
+                    .inspect_err(|e| {
+                        self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped
+                            .check_err(&e, &self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped_callback);
+                    })?;
 
                 let request = FinalizeCacheEntryUploadRequest {
                     metadata: None,
@@ -574,18 +583,21 @@ impl Api {
                     version: self.version.clone(),
                 };
 
-                let response = self.twirp_client.finalize_cache_entry_upload(request).await;
-
-                match response {
-                    Ok(response) => {
+                self.twirp_client
+                    .finalize_cache_entry_upload(request)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| e.into())
+                    .and_then(|response| {
                         if response.ok {
                             Ok(offset)
                         } else {
                             Err(Error::ApiErrorNotOk)
                         }
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
-                }
+                    })
+                    .inspect_err(|e| {
+                        self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped
+                            .check_err(&e, &self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped_callback);
+                    })
             }
         }
     }
@@ -639,26 +651,26 @@ impl Api {
                 Err(e) => Err(e),
             }
         } else {
-            let res = self
-                .twirp_client
+            self.twirp_client
                 .get_cache_entry_download_url(GetCacheEntryDownloadUrlRequest {
                     version: self.version.clone(),
                     key: keys[0].to_string(),
                     restore_keys: keys.iter().map(|k| k.to_string()).collect(),
                     metadata: None,
                 })
-                .await;
-
-            match res {
-                Ok(entry) => {
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| e.into())
+                .and_then(|entry| {
                     if entry.ok {
                         Ok(Some(entry.signed_download_url))
                     } else {
                         Ok(None)
                     }
-                }
-                Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
-            }
+                })
+                .inspect_err(|e| {
+                    self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped
+                        .check_err(&e, &self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped_callback);
+                })
         }
     }
 
@@ -702,7 +714,22 @@ impl Api {
                 version: self.version.clone(),
             };
 
-            let res = self.twirp_client.create_cache_entry(req).await?;
+            let res = self
+                .twirp_client
+                .create_cache_entry(req)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| e.into())
+                .and_then(|response| {
+                    if response.ok {
+                        Ok(response)
+                    } else {
+                        Err(Error::ApiErrorNotOk)
+                    }
+                })
+                .inspect_err(|e| {
+                    self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped
+                        .check_err(&e, &self.circuit_breaker_429_tripped_callback);
+                })?;
 
             Ok(FileAllocation::V2(SignedUrl {
                 signed_url: res.signed_upload_url,
@@ -799,14 +826,31 @@ impl AtomicCircuitBreaker for AtomicBool {
     }
 
     fn check_err(&self, e: &Error, callback: &CircuitBreakerTrippedCallback) {
-        if let Error::ApiError {
-            status: reqwest::StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
-            ..
-        } = e
-        {
-            tracing::info!("Disabling GitHub Actions Cache due to 429: Too Many Requests");
-            self.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            callback();
+        match e {
+            Error::ApiError {
+                status: reqwest::StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+                ..
+            }
+            | Error::TwirpError(ClientError::TwirpError(TwirpErrorResponse {
+                code: TwirpErrorCode::ResourceExhausted,
+                ..
+            }))
+            | Error::TwirpError(ClientError::HttpError {
+                // The cache backend seems to give out this error for overload:
+                // Twirp error: http error, status code: 502 Bad Gateway, msg:unknown error
+                status: StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY,
+                ..
+            }) => {
+                // meat is below
+            }
+            otherwise => {
+                tracing::error!(%otherwise, "Checked error for resource exhaustion, but it appears to be a different cause");
+                return;
+            }
         }
+
+        tracing::info!(%e, "Disabling GitHub Actions Cache due to rate limiting");
+        self.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        callback();
     }
 }