diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/OpenAI.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/OpenAI.java
index f135129..8c308f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/OpenAI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/OpenAI.java
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ public class OpenAI {
                         .build())
                 .getChoices().get(0).getText()).exceptionally(throwable -> {
             if (throwable.getCause() instanceof HttpException e) {
-                return switch (e.response().code()) {
+                String reason = switch (e.response().code()) {
                     case 401 -> "Invalid API key! Please check your configuration.";
                     case 429 -> "Too many requests! Please wait a few seconds and try again.";
                     case 500 -> "OpenAI service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.";
                     default -> "Unknown error! Please try again later. If this error persists, contact the plugin developer.";
                 };
+                throw new RuntimeException(reason, throwable);
             }
             throw new RuntimeException(throwable);
         });
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
index 693e56e..c9effc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class PlayerHandlers implements Listener {
         if (builder == null) builder = new StringBuilder();
 
         OpenAI.getResponse(plugin.getConfig().getConfigurationSection("chatgpt"), builder, e.getMessage()).whenComplete((response, throwable) -> {
-            if (response == null) {
+            if (throwable != null) {
                 player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.error")));
                 return;
             }