diff --git a/sidecar/app/query/status.py b/sidecar/app/query/status.py
index 9768cc6..81b3f9e 100644
--- a/sidecar/app/query/status.py
+++ b/sidecar/app/query/status.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def from_json(cls, response: dict[str, str]):
         status_str = response.get("status", "")
         try:
             return cls[status_str]
-        except ValueError:
+        except KeyError:
             return cls.UNKNOWN
 
 
diff --git a/sidecar/tests/app/query/test_status.py b/sidecar/tests/app/query/test_status.py
index 4a35c4e..a77afcd 100644
--- a/sidecar/tests/app/query/test_status.py
+++ b/sidecar/tests/app/query/test_status.py
@@ -113,3 +113,19 @@ def test_status_history_status_event_json(
         "start_time": now,
         "end_time": now2,
     }
+
+
+def test_status_from_json():
+    # matching string
+    status = Status.from_json({"status": "STARTING"})
+    assert status == Status.STARTING
+    status = Status.from_json({"status": "UNKNOWN"})
+    assert status == Status.UNKNOWN
+
+    # non-mathcing string
+    status = Status.from_json({"status": "not-a-status"})
+    assert status == Status.UNKNOWN
+
+    # empty json
+    status = Status.from_json({})
+    assert status == Status.UNKNOWN