diff --git a/openlibrary/plugins/importapi/code.py b/openlibrary/plugins/importapi/code.py
index fb8219cfafd..9f54fed29e4 100644
--- a/openlibrary/plugins/importapi/code.py
+++ b/openlibrary/plugins/importapi/code.py
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ def POST(self):
             return self.error('missing-required-field', str(e))
         except ClientException as e:
             return self.error('bad-request', **json.loads(e.json))
+        except TypeError as e:
+            return self.error('type-error', repr(e))
+        except Exception as e:
+            return self.error('unhandled-exception', repr(e))
 
 
 def raise_non_book_marc(marc_record, **kwargs):