diff --git a/gui/esiFittings.py b/gui/esiFittings.py
index 993b95f37..99d8f33eb 100644
--- a/gui/esiFittings.py
+++ b/gui/esiFittings.py
@@ -243,28 +243,30 @@ class ExportToEve(wx.Frame):
         self.statusbar.SetStatusText("Sending request and awaiting response", 1)
         sEsi = Esi.getInstance()
 
+        sFit = Fit.getInstance()
+        data = sPort.exportESI(sFit.getFit(fitID))
+        res = sEsi.postFitting(self.getActiveCharacter(), data)
+
         try:
-            sFit = Fit.getInstance()
-            data = sPort.exportESI(sFit.getFit(fitID))
-            res = sEsi.postFitting(self.getActiveCharacter(), data)
+            res.raise_for_status()
             self.statusbar.SetStatusText("", 0)
-            self.statusbar.SetStatusText("", 1)
-            # try:
-            #     text = json.loads(res.text)
-            #     self.statusbar.SetStatusText(text['message'], 1)
-            # except ValueError:
-            #     pyfalog.warning("Value error on loading JSON.")
-            #     self.statusbar.SetStatusText("", 1)
+            self.statusbar.SetStatusText(res.reason, 1)
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             msg = "Connection error, please check your internet connection"
             pyfalog.error(msg)
-            self.statusbar.SetStatusText(msg)
+            self.statusbar.SetStatusText("ERROR", 0)
+            self.statusbar.SetStatusText(msg, 1)
         except ESIExportException as ex:
             pyfalog.error(ex)
             self.statusbar.SetStatusText("ERROR", 0)
-            self.statusbar.SetStatusText(ex.args[0], 1)
+            self.statusbar.SetStatusText("{} - {}".format(res.status_code, res.reason), 1)
         except APIException as ex:
-            ESIExceptionHandler(self, ex)
+            try:
+                ESIExceptionHandler(self, ex)
+            except Exception as ex:
+                self.statusbar.SetStatusText("ERROR", 0)
+                self.statusbar.SetStatusText("{} - {}".format(res.status_code, res.reason), 1)
+                pyfalog.error(ex)
 
 
 class SsoCharacterMgmt(wx.Dialog):
diff --git a/service/esi.py b/service/esi.py
index 2ccd460b0..4b5f8198f 100644
--- a/service/esi.py
+++ b/service/esi.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Esi(EsiAccess):
         # @todo: new fitting ID can be recovered from resp.data,
         char = self.getSsoCharacter(id)
         resp = super().postFitting(char, json_str)
-        return resp.json()
+        return resp
 
     def delFitting(self, id, fittingID):
         char = self.getSsoCharacter(id)