diff --git a/ibancom/__init__.py b/ibancom/__init__.py
index 8805b39..5dac132 100644
--- a/ibancom/__init__.py
+++ b/ibancom/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from .ibancom import IBAN, IBANClient, IBANException, IBANValidationException
+from .ibancom import (
+    IBAN,
+    IBANClient,
+    IBANException,
+    IBANValidationException,
+    IBANApiException,
+)
 
 __version__ = "0.6.2"
 
@@ -9,4 +14,5 @@
     "IBAN",
     "IBANValidationException",
     "IBANException",
+    "IBANApiException",
 ]
diff --git a/ibancom/ibancom.py b/ibancom/ibancom.py
index 176b894..7ab9688 100644
--- a/ibancom/ibancom.py
+++ b/ibancom/ibancom.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 import requests
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, HTTPError
 
@@ -12,6 +10,10 @@ class IBANValidationException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
+class IBANApiException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class IBAN(object):
     def __init__(self, validation_errors, sepa_data, **data):
         self.validation_errors = validation_errors
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ def __init__(self, api_key, api_url=None):
 
     def get(self, iban):
         data = self._fetch_data(iban)
+        if "errors" in data and "validations" not in data:
+            raise IBANApiException(data["errors"][0]["message"])
         validation_errors = [
             x for x in data["validations"] if not x["code"].startswith("00")
         ]
diff --git a/tests/test_ibancom.py b/tests/test_ibancom.py
index 055166f..464ce50 100644
--- a/tests/test_ibancom.py
+++ b/tests/test_ibancom.py
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ def mocked_failing_requests_get(*args, **kwargs):
     raise ConnectionError
 
 
+def mocked_requests_subscription_error(*args, **kwargs):
+    class MockResponse:
+        def __init__(self, json_data, status_code):
+            self.json_data = json_data
+            self.status_code = status_code
+
+        def json(self):
+            return self.json_data
+
+    data = copy.deepcopy(TEST_IBAN_DATA)
+    del data["validations"]
+    data["errors"] = [
+        {"code": 302, "message": "Subscription expired"}
+    ]
+
+    return MockResponse(data, 200)
+
+
 @mock.patch("requests.get", side_effect=mocked_requests_get)
 def test_get_bic(request_get):
     client = ibancom.IBANClient(api_key="FAKE_KEY")
@@ -130,3 +148,11 @@ def test_iban_object_raises_attr_error():
     iban = ibancom.IBAN(None, None)
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
         iban.some_magical_attributes
+
+
+@mock.patch("requests.get", side_effect=mocked_requests_subscription_error)
+def test_subscription_errpr(request_get):
+    client = ibancom.IBANClient(api_key="FAKE_KEY")
+    with pytest.raises(ibancom.IBANApiException) as exc_info:
+        client.get(iban=TEST_IBAN)
+    assert str(exc_info.value) == "Subscription expired"