diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/azsdk/zip_deploy_client.go b/cli/azd/pkg/azsdk/zip_deploy_client.go
index cdc21e2b254..738e6281ed3 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/azsdk/zip_deploy_client.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/azsdk/zip_deploy_client.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *ZipDeployClient) BeginDeploy(
 
 	response, err := c.pipeline.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(response)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(response, err)
 	}
 
 	defer response.Body.Close()
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (h *deployPollingHandler) Poll(ctx context.Context) (*http.Response, error)
 
 	response, err := h.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(response)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(response, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(response, http.StatusAccepted) && !runtime.HasStatusCode(response, http.StatusOK) {
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/application_request_builders.go b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/application_request_builders.go
index 55518133a31..36116a726e1 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/application_request_builders.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/application_request_builders.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (c *ApplicationListRequestBuilder) Get(ctx context.Context) (*ApplicationLi
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *ApplicationListRequestBuilder) Post(ctx context.Context, application *A
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusCreated) {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *ApplicationItemRequestBuilder) Get(ctx context.Context) (*Application,
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (c *ApplicationItemRequestBuilder) RemovePassword(ctx context.Context, keyI
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusNoContent) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *ApplicationItemRequestBuilder) AddPassword(ctx context.Context) (*Appli
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/me_request_builder.go b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/me_request_builder.go
index 113de258d5a..7848024259e 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/me_request_builder.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/me_request_builder.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (b *MeItemRequestBuilder) Get(ctx context.Context) (*UserProfile, error) {
 
 	res, err := b.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/service_principal_request_builders.go b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/service_principal_request_builders.go
index 95a061d74ef..2a431a10e4f 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/service_principal_request_builders.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/graphsdk/service_principal_request_builders.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (c *ServicePrincipalListRequestBuilder) Get(ctx context.Context) (*ServiceP
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (c *ServicePrincipalListRequestBuilder) Post(
 
 	res, err := c.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusCreated) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (b *ServicePrincipalItemRequestBuilder) Get(ctx context.Context) (*ServiceP
 
 	res, err := b.client.pipeline.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, runtime.NewResponseError(res)
+		return nil, httputil.HandleRequestError(res, err)
 	}
 
 	if !runtime.HasStatusCode(res, http.StatusOK) {
diff --git a/cli/azd/pkg/httputil/util.go b/cli/azd/pkg/httputil/util.go
index 5c669c3dd62..4dfd5908465 100644
--- a/cli/azd/pkg/httputil/util.go
+++ b/cli/azd/pkg/httputil/util.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/runtime"
 )
 
 // Reads the raw HTTP response and attempt to convert it into the specified type
@@ -25,3 +27,12 @@ func ReadRawResponse[T any](response *http.Response) (*T, error) {
 
 	return instance, nil
 }
+
+// Handles and errors executing the http request
+func HandleRequestError(response *http.Response, err error) error {
+	if response == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed executing request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return runtime.NewResponseError(response)
+}