diff --git a/prospector/llm/models/gemini.py b/prospector/llm/models/gemini.py
index 4ab85c652..147086254 100644
--- a/prospector/llm/models/gemini.py
+++ b/prospector/llm/models/gemini.py
@@ -58,15 +58,29 @@ def _call(
             ],
         }
 
-        response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
-
-        if not response.status_code == 200:
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
+            return self.parse(response.json())
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_error:
             logger.error(
-                f"Invalid response from AI Core API with error code {response.status_code}"
+                f"HTTP error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {http_error}"
             )
-            raise Exception("Invalid response from AI Core API.")
-
-        return self.parse(response.json())
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout as timeout_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Timeout error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {timeout_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as conn_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Connection error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {conn_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"A request error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {req_err}"
+            )
+            raise
 
     def parse(self, message) -> str:
         """Parse the returned JSON object from OpenAI."""
diff --git a/prospector/llm/models/mistral.py b/prospector/llm/models/mistral.py
index a413fc316..9708d8e31 100644
--- a/prospector/llm/models/mistral.py
+++ b/prospector/llm/models/mistral.py
@@ -39,15 +39,29 @@ def _call(
             "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
         }
 
-        response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
-
-        if not response.status_code == 200:
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
+            return self.parse(response.json())
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_error:
             logger.error(
-                f"Invalid response from AI Core API with error code {response.status_code}"
+                f"HTTP error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {http_error}"
             )
-            raise Exception("Invalid response from AI Core API.")
-
-        return self.parse(response.json())
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout as timeout_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Timeout error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {timeout_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as conn_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Connection error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {conn_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"A request error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {req_err}"
+            )
+            raise
 
     def parse(self, message) -> str:
         """Parse the returned JSON object from OpenAI."""
diff --git a/prospector/llm/models/openai.py b/prospector/llm/models/openai.py
index f3e132dfe..e34b647e0 100644
--- a/prospector/llm/models/openai.py
+++ b/prospector/llm/models/openai.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def _identifying_params(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     def _call(
         self, prompt: str, stop: Optional[List[str]] = None, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> str:
-        endpoint = f"{self.deployment_url}/chat/completions?api-version=2023-05-15"
+        # endpoint = f"{self.deployment_url}/chat/completions?api-version=2023-05-15"
+        endpoint = f"{self.deployment_url}/chat/cpletions?api-version=2023-05-15"
         headers = instantiation.get_headers(self.ai_core_sk_filepath)
         data = {
             "messages": [
@@ -42,15 +43,29 @@ def _call(
             "temperature": self.temperature,
         }
 
-        response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
-
-        if not response.status_code == 200:
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(endpoint, headers=headers, json=data)
+            return self.parse(response.json())
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_error:
             logger.error(
-                f"Invalid response from AI Core API with error code {response.status_code}"
+                f"HTTP error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {http_error}"
             )
-            raise Exception("Invalid response from AI Core API.")
-
-        return self.parse(response.json())
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout as timeout_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Timeout error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {timeout_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as conn_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"Connection error occurred when sending a request through AI Core: {conn_err}"
+            )
+            raise
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as req_err:
+            logger.error(
+                f"A request error occured when sending a request through AI Core: {req_err}"
+            )
+            raise
 
     def parse(self, message) -> str:
         """Parse the returned JSON object from OpenAI."""