diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 908d58322..69ec0de17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -426,6 +426,23 @@ control 'gcp-projects-zones-vm-label-loop-1.0' do
   end
 end
 ```
+This example verifies there are sufficient privileges to list all regions.
+
+```
+next unless google_compute_regions(project: gcp_project_id).resource_failed?
+google_compute_regions(project: gcp_project_id).region_names.each do |region_name|
+  describe google_compute_region(project: gcp_project_id,  region: region_name) do
+    it { should be_up }
+  end
+end
+
+if google_compute_regions(project: gcp_project_id).resource_failed?
+  puts google_compute_regions(project: gcp_project_id).resource_exception_message
+  puts google_compute_regions(project: gcp_project_id,name: region_name).pretty_inspect
+end
+```
+
+
 
 This example assumes there are sufficient privileges to list all GCP projects.
 
diff --git a/libraries/gcp_backend.rb b/libraries/gcp_backend.rb
index ca60cd4cb..2591f2308 100644
--- a/libraries/gcp_backend.rb
+++ b/libraries/gcp_backend.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def initialize(opts)
 
     # Magic Modules generated resources use an alternate transport method
     # In the future this will be moved into the train-gcp plugin itself
-    @connection = GcpApiConnection.new if opts[:use_http_transport]
+    @connection = GcpApiConnection.new(self) if opts[:use_http_transport]
   end
 
   def failed_resource?
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ def camel_case(data)
 end
 
 class GcpApiConnection
-  def initialize
+  attr_reader :resource
+
+  def initialize(resource)
+    @resource = resource
     config_name = Inspec::Config.cached.unpack_train_credentials[:host]
     ENV['CLOUDSDK_ACTIVE_CONFIG_NAME'] = config_name
     @google_application_credentials = config_name.blank? && ENV['GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS']
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ def next_page(uri, request_type, token = nil)
       fetch_auth,
       request_type,
     )
-    result = JSON.parse(get_request.send.body)
+    result = return_if_object(get_request.send)
     next_page_token = result['nextPageToken']
     return [result] if next_page_token.nil?
 
@@ -245,19 +248,26 @@ def next_page(uri, request_type, token = nil)
   end
 
   def return_if_object(response)
-    raise "Bad response: #{response.body}" \
-      if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPBadRequest)
-    raise "Bad response: #{response}" \
-      unless response.is_a?(Net::HTTPResponse)
-    return if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPNotFound)
-    return if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPNoContent)
-    result = JSON.parse(response.body)
-    raise_if_errors result, %w{error errors}, 'message'
-    raise "Bad response: #{response}" unless response.is_a?(Net::HTTPOK)
+    unless response.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
+      if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPResponse)
+        body = response.body
+      else
+        body = response
+      end
+      result = parser(body)
+      raise_if_errors result, %w{error errors}, 'message'
+    end
+    result = parser(response.body)
     fetch_id result
     result
   end
 
+  def parser(json)
+    JSON.parse(json)
+  rescue JSON::ParserError
+    raise StandardError, "Bad response: #{json}" \
+  end
+
   def fetch_id(result)
     @resource_id = if result.key?('id')
                      result['id']
@@ -269,6 +279,8 @@ def fetch_id(result)
 
   def raise_if_errors(response, err_path, msg_field)
     errors = self.class.navigate(response, err_path)
+    resource.fail_resource errors
+    resource.failed_resource = true
     raise_error(errors, msg_field) unless errors.nil?
   end