diff --git a/app/utils/aggregated.py b/app/utils/aggregated.py
index 281eee63..db739a7a 100644
--- a/app/utils/aggregated.py
+++ b/app/utils/aggregated.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def search_item(project_code, zone, folder_relative_path, item_type, container_t
     res = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
     if res.status_code == 403:
         SrvErrorHandler.customized_handle(ECustomizedError.PERMISSION_DENIED, project_code)
+    elif res.status_code != 200:
+        SrvErrorHandler.default_handle(res.text, True)
 
     return res.json()
 
diff --git a/tests/app/utils/test_aggregated.py b/tests/app/utils/test_aggregated.py
index a6c48d5e..ba736970 100644
--- a/tests/app/utils/test_aggregated.py
+++ b/tests/app/utils/test_aggregated.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #
 # Contact Indoc Research for any questions regarding the use of this source code.
 
+import pytest
+
 from app.utils.aggregated import search_item
 
 test_project_code = 'testproject'
@@ -55,3 +57,33 @@ def test_search_file_should_return_200(requests_mock, mocker):
     }
     res = search_item(test_project_code, 'zone', 'folder_relative_path', 'file', 'project')
     assert res['result'] == expected_result
+
+
+def test_search_file_error_handling_with_403(requests_mock, mocker, capsys):
+    mocker.patch('app.services.user_authentication.token_manager.SrvTokenManager.check_valid', return_value=0)
+    requests_mock.get(
+        f'http://bff_cli/v1/project/{test_project_code}/search',
+        json={},
+        status_code=403,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        search_item(test_project_code, 'zone', 'folder_relative_path', 'file', 'project')
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert (
+        out.rstrip()
+        == 'Permission denied. Please verify your role in the Project has permission to perform this action.'
+    )
+
+
+def test_search_file_error_handling_with_401(requests_mock, mocker, capsys):
+    mocker.patch('app.services.user_authentication.token_manager.SrvTokenManager.check_valid', return_value=0)
+    requests_mock.get(
+        f'http://bff_cli/v1/project/{test_project_code}/search',
+        text='Authentication failed.',
+        status_code=401,
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        search_item(test_project_code, 'zone', 'folder_relative_path', 'file', 'project')
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    out = out.rstrip()
+    assert out == 'Authentication failed.'