diff --git a/src/app/_helpers/global-error-handler.ts b/src/app/_helpers/global-error-handler.ts
index d074f12..0127730 100644
--- a/src/app/_helpers/global-error-handler.ts
+++ b/src/app/_helpers/global-error-handler.ts
@@ -87,3 +87,10 @@ export class GlobalErrorHandler extends ErrorHandler {
     return isWarning;
   }
 }
+
+export function rejectBody(error): { status: any; statusText: any } {
+  return {
+    status: error.status,
+    statusText: error.statusText,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts b/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
index d06077a..4c1719e 100644
--- a/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
+++ b/src/app/_helpers/http-getter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { rejectBody } from '@app/_helpers/global-error-handler';
+
 function HttpGetter(): void {}
 
 HttpGetter.prototype.get = (filename) =>
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ HttpGetter.prototype.get = (filename) =>
       if (response.ok) {
         resolve(response.json());
       } else {
-        reject(`failed with status ${response.status} : ${response.statusText}`);
+        reject(rejectBody(response));
       }
       return;
     });
diff --git a/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts b/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
index faf257f..d29bc43 100644
--- a/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/_services/auth.service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { LoggingService } from '@app/_services/logging.service';
 import { MutableKeyStore, MutablePgpKeyStore } from '@app/_pgp';
 import { ErrorDialogService } from '@app/_services/error-dialog.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { HttpError } from '@app/_helpers/global-error-handler';
+import { HttpError, rejectBody } from '@app/_helpers/global-error-handler';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ export class AuthService {
       };
       fetch(environment.cicMetaUrl, options).then((response) => {
         if (response.status === 401) {
-          return reject({
-            status: response.status,
-            statusText: response.statusText,
-          });
+          return reject(rejectBody(response));
         }
         return resolve(true);
       });
@@ -73,10 +70,7 @@ export class AuthService {
       };
       fetch(environment.cicMetaUrl, options).then((response) => {
         if (response.status === 401) {
-          return reject({
-            status: response.status,
-            statusText: response.statusText,
-          });
+          return reject(rejectBody(response));
         }
         this.sessionToken = response.headers.get('Token');
         sessionStorage.setItem(btoa('CICADA_SESSION_TOKEN'), this.sessionToken);
@@ -94,10 +88,7 @@ export class AuthService {
           return resolve(hobaParseChallengeHeader(authHeader));
         }
         if (!response.ok) {
-          return reject({
-            status: response.status,
-            statusText: response.statusText,
-          });
+          return reject(rejectBody(response));
         }
       });
     });
@@ -206,12 +197,14 @@ export class AuthService {
   }
 
   async getPublicKeys(): Promise<any> {
-    return await fetch(environment.publicKeysUrl).then((res) => {
-      if (!res.ok) {
-        // TODO does angular recommend an error interface?
-        throw Error(`${res.statusText} - ${res.status}`);
-      }
-      return res.text();
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      fetch(environment.publicKeysUrl).then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          // TODO does angular recommend an error interface?
+          return reject(rejectBody(res));
+        }
+        return resolve(res.text());
+      });
     });
   }