diff --git a/uit/async_client.py b/uit/async_client.py
index 4606f73..da74389 100644
--- a/uit/async_client.py
+++ b/uit/async_client.py
@@ -280,7 +280,16 @@ async def call(
             else:
                 return "ERROR! Gateway Timeout"
 
-        resp = await r.json()
+        try:
+            resp = await r.json()
+        except aiohttp.client_exceptions.ContentTypeError as e:
+            logger.error(
+                "JSON Parse Error '%s' - Status code: %s  Content: %s",
+                str(e),
+                r.status,
+                await r.text(),
+            )
+            raise
 
         if full_response:
             return resp
@@ -328,7 +337,17 @@ async def put_file(self, local_path, remote_path=None, timeout=30):
                 raise UITError("Request Timeout")
         logger.debug(await self._debug_uit(locals()))
 
-        return await r.json()
+        try:
+            return await r.json()
+        except aiohttp.client_exceptions.ContentTypeError as e:
+            # UIT should always return JSON, but other services may return an HTML error
+            logger.error(
+                "JSON Parse Error '%s' - Status code: %s  Content: %s",
+                str(e),
+                r.status,
+                await r.text(),
+            )
+            raise UITError("Upload error") from e
 
     @_ensure_connected
     @robust()