diff --git a/Algorithmia/algorithm.py b/Algorithmia/algorithm.py
index 5d3c778..b181efa 100644
--- a/Algorithmia/algorithm.py
+++ b/Algorithmia/algorithm.py
@@ -104,8 +104,12 @@ def exists(self):
             _ = self.client.getJsonHelper(url)
             return True
         except AlgorithmException as e:
-            print(e)
-            return False
+            if "404" in str(e) or "No such algorithm" in str(e):
+                return False
+            elif "403" in str(e):
+                raise Exception("unable to check exists on algorithms you don't own.")
+            else:
+                raise e
 
     # Get all versions of the algorithm, with the given filters
     def versions(self, limit=None, marker=None, published=None, callable=None):
diff --git a/Algorithmia/client.py b/Algorithmia/client.py
index 30dec03..74d88fa 100644
--- a/Algorithmia/client.py
+++ b/Algorithmia/client.py
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ def get_algorithm_errors(self, algorithm_id):
         """
 
         url = '/v1/algorithms/%s/errors' % algorithm_id
-        response = self.getHelper(url)
-        return response.json()
+        return self.getJsonHelper(url)
 
     # Used to send insight data to Algorithm Queue Reader in cluster
     def report_insights(self, insights):
@@ -280,6 +279,8 @@ def getJsonHelper(self, url, **query_parameters):
             else:
                 return response
         else:
+            if response.content is not None:
+                response = response.json()
             raise raiseAlgoApiError(response)
 
 
diff --git a/Algorithmia/errors.py b/Algorithmia/errors.py
index f23662a..22ad68e 100644
--- a/Algorithmia/errors.py
+++ b/Algorithmia/errors.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def raiseAlgoApiError(result):
         if 'message' in result['error']:
             message = result['error']['message']
         else:
-            message = None
+            message = result['error']
         if 'error_type' in result['error']:
             err_type = result['error']['error_type']
         else:
diff --git a/Test/api/app.py b/Test/api/app.py
index cd80621..8871d91 100644
--- a/Test/api/app.py
+++ b/Test/api/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
 from typing import Optional
-from fastapi.responses import Response
+from fastapi.responses import Response, JSONResponse
 import json
 import base64
 from multiprocessing import Process
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async def process_algo_req(request: Request, username, algoname, output: Optiona
         return output
 
 
-@regular_app.post("/v1/algo/{username}/{algoname}/{githash}")
+@regular_app.post("/v1/algo/{username}/{algoname}/{githash}", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 async def process_hello_world(request: Request, username, algoname, githash):
     metadata = {"request_id": "req-55c0480d-6af3-4a21-990a-5c51d29f5725", "duration": 0.000306774,
                 'content_type': "text"}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async def process_hello_world(request: Request, username, algoname, githash):
 ### Algorithm Routes
 @regular_app.get('/v1/algorithms/{username}/{algoname}')
 async def process_get_algo(request: Request, username, algoname):
-    if algoname == "echo":
+    if algoname == "echo" and username == 'quality':
         return {"id": "21df7a38-eab8-4ac8-954c-41a285535e69", "name": "echo",
                 "details": {"summary": "", "label": "echo", "tagline": ""},
                 "settings": {"algorithm_callability": "public", "source_visibility": "closed",
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ async def process_get_algo(request: Request, username, algoname):
                 "compilation": {"successful": True, "output": ""},
                 "self_link": "https://api.algorithmia.com/v1/algorithms/quality/echo/versions/0cfd7a6600f1fa05f9fe93016e661a9332c4ded2",
                 "resource_type": "algorithm"}
+    elif algoname == "echo":
+        return JSONResponse(content={"error": {"id": "1cfb98c5-532e-4cbf-9192-fdd45b86969c", "code": 2001,
+                                   "message": "Caller is not authorized to perform the operation"}}, status_code=403)
     else:
-        return {"error": "No such algorithm"}
+        return JSONResponse(content={"error": "No such algorithm"}, status_code=404)
 
 
 @regular_app.get("/v1/algorithms/{username}/{algoname}/builds/{buildid}")
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ async def get_scm_status(username, algoname):
 
 @regular_app.get("/v1/algorithms/{algo_id}/errors")
 async def get_algo_errors(algo_id):
-    return {"error": {"message": "not found"}}
+    return JSONResponse(content={"error": {"message": "not found"}}, status_code=404)
 
 
 @regular_app.post("/v1/algorithms/{username}")
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ async def create_algorithm(request: Request, username):
             "source": {"scm": {"id": "internal", "provider": "internal", "default": True, "enabled": True}},
             "resource_type": "algorithm"}
 
+
 @regular_app.put('/v1/algorithms/{username}/{algoname}')
 async def update_algorithm(request: Request, username, algoname):
     return {
@@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ async def get_algorithm_info(username, algoname, algohash):
                 "source": {"scm": {"id": "internal", "provider": "internal", "default": True, "enabled": True}},
                 "compilation": {"successful": True, "output": ""}, "resource_type": "algorithm"}
     else:
-        return {"error": {"message": "not found"}}
+        return JSONResponse(content={"error": {"message": "not found"}}, status_code=404)
 
 
 ### Admin Routes
diff --git a/Test/regular/client_test.py b/Test/regular/client_test.py
index 3a0e1be..c7ed9f2 100644
--- a/Test/regular/client_test.py
+++ b/Test/regular/client_test.py
@@ -114,13 +114,11 @@ def test_get_user_errors(self):
             self.assertEqual(0, len(response))
 
         def test_get_algorithm_errors(self):
-            response = self.client.get_algorithm_errors('hello')
-            self.assertTrue(response is not None)
-
-            if type(response) is dict:
-                self.assertTrue(u'error' in response)
-            else:
-                self.assertEqual(404, response.status_code)
+            try:
+                _ = self.client.get_algorithm_errors('hello')
+                self.assertFalse(True)
+            except AlgorithmException as e:
+                self.assertTrue(e.message == "No such algorithm")
 
 
         def test_no_auth_client(self):