diff --git a/osc/babysitter.py b/osc/babysitter.py
index b263546e..43a222bc 100644
--- a/osc/babysitter.py
+++ b/osc/babysitter.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import signal
 import errno
 from osc import oscerr
 from urllib2 import URLError, HTTPError
+from httplib import HTTPException, BadStatusLine
 from oscsslexcp import NoSecureSSLError
 from osc.util.cpio import CpioError
 from osc.util.packagequery import PackageError
@@ -123,6 +124,15 @@ def run(prg):
 
         return 1
 
+    except BadStatusLine, e:
+        print >>sys.stderr, 'Server returned an invalid response:', e
+        print >>sys.stderr, e.line
+        return 1
+
+    except HTTPException, e:
+        print >>sys.stderr, e
+        return 1
+
     except URLError, e:
         print >>sys.stderr, 'Failed to reach a server:\n', e.reason
         return 1