diff --git a/semanticscholar/ApiRequester.py b/semanticscholar/ApiRequester.py
index 20b3d2b..413839d 100644
--- a/semanticscholar/ApiRequester.py
+++ b/semanticscholar/ApiRequester.py
@@ -78,5 +78,8 @@ def get_data(
             raise ObjectNotFoundExeception(data['error'])
         elif r.status_code == 429:
             raise ConnectionRefusedError('HTTP status 429 Too Many Requests.')
+        elif r.status_code == 500:
+            data = r.json()
+            raise Exception(data['message'])
 
         return data