diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 775a8c45..3a41fd8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 * [UIQM-543](https://issues.folio.org/browse/UIQM-543) Remove eslint deps that are already listed in eslint-config-stripes.
 * [UIQM-573](https://issues.folio.org/browse/UIQM-573) Edit MARC authority | Allow user to Add/Edit 010 $a when linking is based on 001.
 
+## [7.0.4](IN PROGRESS)
+
+* [UIQM-582](https://issues.folio.org/browse/UIQM-582) Show correct message if record not found.
+
 ## [7.0.3](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-quick-marc/tree/v7.0.3) (2023-11-03)
 
 * [UIQM-571](https://issues.folio.org/browse/UIQM-571) Added `marc-records-editor.item.put` to Derive and Create Bib permissions to fix issue with broken links after deriving or creating a record.
diff --git a/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditWrapper.test.js b/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditWrapper.test.js
index 7d295b3b..45936e67 100644
--- a/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditWrapper.test.js
+++ b/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditWrapper.test.js
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ describe('Given QuickMarcEditWrapper', () => {
 
       describe('when record not found (already deleted)', () => {
         it('should reveal an error message', async () => {
-          mutator.quickMarcEditInstance.GET = jest.fn(() => Promise.reject(new Error('Not found')));
+          mutator.quickMarcEditInstance.GET = jest.fn().mockRejectedValue({ httpStatus: 404 });
 
           const { getByText } = renderQuickMarcEditWrapper({
             instance,
diff --git a/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditor.js b/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditor.js
index e233acc6..55ab771e 100644
--- a/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditor.js
+++ b/src/QuickMarcEditor/QuickMarcEditor.js
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ const QuickMarcEditor = ({
       return;
     } else if (httpError.code === 'ILLEGAL_FIXED_LENGTH_CONTROL_FIELD') {
       messageId = 'ui-quick-marc.record.save.error.illegalFixedLength';
-    } else if (httpError.message === 'Not found') {
+    } else if (httpError.httpStatus === 404) {
       messageId = 'ui-quick-marc.record.save.error.notFound';
     } else {
       messageId = 'ui-quick-marc.record.save.error.generic';
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ QuickMarcEditor.propTypes = {
     code: PropTypes.string,
     message: PropTypes.string,
     errorType: PropTypes.string,
+    httpStatus: PropTypes.number,
   }),
   confirmRemoveAuthorityLinking: PropTypes.bool,
   validate: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
diff --git a/src/QuickMarcEditor/utils.js b/src/QuickMarcEditor/utils.js
index 027ea901..a543915d 100644
--- a/src/QuickMarcEditor/utils.js
+++ b/src/QuickMarcEditor/utils.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const parseHttpError = async (httpError) => {
     if (contentType === 'text/plain') {
       jsonError.message = await httpError.text();
     } else {
-      jsonError = await httpError.json();
+      jsonError = await httpError.json?.() || httpError;
     }
 
     jsonError.errorType = ERROR_TYPES.OTHER;