diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers.py
index cfaafe30ab62..02e21f37e298 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ async def get_service_resources(request: Request):
 )
 @login_required
 @permission_required("services.catalog.*")
+@_handlers_errors.reraise_catalog_exceptions_as_http_errors
 async def get_service_pricing_plan(request: Request):
     ctx = CatalogRequestContext.create(request)
     path_params = parse_request_path_parameters_as(ServicePathParams, request)
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers_errors.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers_errors.py
index 53f64c98b0cf..4a278cc95dc2 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers_errors.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/catalog/_handlers_errors.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from aiohttp import web
 from servicelib.aiohttp.typing_extension import Handler
 
+from ..resource_usage.errors import DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError
 from .exceptions import (
     CatalogForbiddenError,
     CatalogItemNotFoundError,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ async def _wrapper(request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
 
         except (
             CatalogItemNotFoundError,
+            DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError,
             DefaultPricingUnitForServiceNotFoundError,
         ) as exc:
             raise web.HTTPNotFound(reason=f"{exc}") from exc
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_nodes_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_nodes_handlers.py
index c7b1ad4629ab..0302c8f7e32e 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_nodes_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_nodes_handlers.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 from ..groups.exceptions import GroupNotFoundError
 from ..login.decorators import login_required
 from ..projects.api import has_user_project_access_rights
+from ..resource_usage.errors import DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError
 from ..security.decorators import permission_required
 from ..users.api import get_user_id_from_gid, get_user_role
 from ..users.exceptions import UserDefaultWalletNotFoundError
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ async def wrapper(request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
             ProjectNotFoundError,
             NodeNotFoundError,
             UserDefaultWalletNotFoundError,
+            DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError,
             DefaultPricingUnitNotFoundError,
             GroupNotFoundError,
             CatalogItemNotFoundError,
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_states_handlers.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_states_handlers.py
index cc0e5b7ef57c..fe7c62960f00 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_states_handlers.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_states_handlers.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 from ..login.decorators import login_required
 from ..notifications import project_logs
 from ..products.api import Product, get_current_product
+from ..resource_usage.errors import DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError
 from ..security.decorators import permission_required
 from ..users import api
 from ..users.exceptions import UserDefaultWalletNotFoundError
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 from . import projects_api
 from ._common_models import ProjectPathParams, RequestContext
 from .exceptions import (
+    DefaultPricingUnitNotFoundError,
     ProjectInvalidRightsError,
     ProjectNotFoundError,
     ProjectStartsTooManyDynamicNodesError,
@@ -57,7 +59,12 @@ async def _wrapper(request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
         try:
             return await handler(request)
 
-        except (ProjectNotFoundError, UserDefaultWalletNotFoundError) as exc:
+        except (
+            ProjectNotFoundError,
+            UserDefaultWalletNotFoundError,
+            DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError,
+            DefaultPricingUnitNotFoundError,
+        ) as exc:
             raise web.HTTPNotFound(reason=f"{exc}") from exc
 
         except ProjectInvalidRightsError as exc:
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/_client.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/_client.py
index 63763aa145b9..eb616b5d209b 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/_client.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/_client.py
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 from models_library.users import UserID
 from models_library.wallets import WalletID
 from pydantic import NonNegativeInt, parse_obj_as
+from servicelib.aiohttp import status
 from servicelib.aiohttp.client_session import get_client_session
 from settings_library.resource_usage_tracker import ResourceUsageTrackerSettings
 from yarl import URL
 
 from ._utils import handle_client_exceptions
+from .errors import DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError
 from .settings import get_plugin_settings
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -95,10 +97,15 @@ async def get_default_service_pricing_plan(
         }
     )
     with handle_client_exceptions(app) as session:
-        async with session.get(url) as response:
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            body: dict = await response.json()
-            return parse_obj_as(PricingPlanGet, body)
+        try:
+            async with session.get(url) as response:
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                body: dict = await response.json()
+                return parse_obj_as(PricingPlanGet, body)
+        except ClientResponseError as e:
+            if e.status == status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND:
+                raise DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError from e
+            raise
 
 
 async def get_pricing_plan_unit(
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/errors.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccaddaf1a703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/resource_usage/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from ..errors import WebServerBaseError
+
+
+class ResourceUsageValueError(WebServerBaseError, ValueError):
+    ...
+
+
+class DefaultPricingPlanNotFoundError(ResourceUsageValueError):
+    msg_template = "Default pricing plan not found"