diff --git a/src/common/retryer.js b/src/common/retryer.js
index 1c3adc9587117..42e4188ba6970 100644
--- a/src/common/retryer.js
+++ b/src/common/retryer.js
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ const retryer = async (fetcher, variables, retries = 0) => {
       // directly return from the function
       return retryer(fetcher, variables, retries);
     } else {
-      return err.response;
+      // Throw a standardized error for non-recoverable cases
+      throw new CustomError(
+        err.response?.data?.message || err.message || "Unknown error occurred",
+        err.response?.status || "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
+      );
     }
   }
 };