diff --git a/crates/alhp_api/src/lib.rs b/crates/alhp_api/src/lib.rs
index 4e0eccb..43d21c1 100644
--- a/crates/alhp_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/alhp_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ pub mod general {
     use reqwest::StatusCode;
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
     use std::error::Error;
+    use std::io::ErrorKind;
 
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
     pub struct LtoStats {
@@ -189,14 +190,18 @@ pub mod general {
                     }
                 }
                 StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR => {
-                    panic!("Internal Server Error");
+                    error!("Internal server error");
+                    Err(Box::new(std::io::Error::new(
+                        ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted,
+                        "Internal server error",
+                    )))
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    let query_url = format!("{}{}", API_BASE_URL, API_GENERAL_EXT,);
-                    panic!(
-                        "Unexpected server response: {:?} for query url: {}",
-                        response, query_url
-                    );
+                    error!("Unexpected status: {}", response.status());
+                    Err(Box::new(std::io::Error::new(
+                        ErrorKind::Unsupported,
+                        "Unexpected server response"
+                    )))
                 }
             }
         }