diff --git a/app/jobs/url_job.rb b/app/jobs/url_job.rb
index 9885ecc90..afe8c4753 100644
--- a/app/jobs/url_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/url_job.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def perform(doi_id)
 
     if doi.present?
       response = Doi.get_doi(doi: doi.doi, agency: doi.agency)
-      url = response.body.dig('data', 'values', 0, 'data', 'value')
+      url = response.is_a?(String) ? nil : response.body.dig('data', 'values', 0, 'data', 'value')
       if url.present?
         if (doi.is_registered_or_findable? || %w(europ).include?(doi.provider_id)) && doi.minted.blank?
           doi.update_attributes(url: url, minted: Time.zone.now)
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/helpable.rb b/app/models/concerns/helpable.rb
index 2e3b1861b..ab62f42c2 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/helpable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/helpable.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ def get_doi(options={})
 
         Rails.logger.error "[Handle] " + text
         User.send_notification_to_slack(text, title: "Error #{response.status.to_s}", level: "danger") unless Rails.env.test?
+        OpenStruct.new(status: 400, body: { "errors" => [{ "status" => 400, "title" => response.body["errors"].inspect }] })
       end
     end