diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index abcb439..af88ec0 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ en:
     failed: "The translator is unable to translate this language."
     not_supported: "This language is not supported by the translator."
     too_long: "This post is too long to be translated by the translator."
+    not_available: "The translator service is currently not available."
 
     microsoft:
       missing_token: "The translator was unable to retrieve a valid token."
       missing_key: "No Azure Subscription Key provided."
-  not_in_group: 
+  not_in_group:
     user_not_in_group: "You don't belong to a group allowed to translate."
     poster_not_in_group: "Post wasn't made by an user in a allowlisted group. If empty it is disabled."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/discourse_translator/google.rb b/services/discourse_translator/google.rb
index dea4281..4854094 100644
--- a/services/discourse_translator/google.rb
+++ b/services/discourse_translator/google.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ def self.result(url, body)
       end
 
       if response.status != 200
-        raise TranslatorError.new(body || response.inspect)
+        if body && body["error"]
+          raise TranslatorError.new(body["error"]["message"])
+        else
+          raise TranslatorError.new(response.inspect)
+        end
       else
         body["data"]
       end
diff --git a/services/discourse_translator/libretranslate.rb b/services/discourse_translator/libretranslate.rb
index dea4281..d5c280e 100644
--- a/services/discourse_translator/libretranslate.rb
+++ b/services/discourse_translator/libretranslate.rb
@@ -115,22 +115,24 @@ def self.translate(post)
     def self.result(url, body)
       body[:key] = access_token
 
-      response =
-        Excon.post(
-          url,
-          body: URI.encode_www_form(body),
-          headers: {
-            "Content-Type" => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
-          },
-        )
-
-      body = nil
       begin
+        response =
+          Excon.post(
+            url,
+            body: URI.encode_www_form(body),
+            headers: {
+              "Content-Type" => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+            },
+          )
+
         body = JSON.parse(response.body)
-      rescue JSON::ParserError
+        status = response.status
+      rescue JSON::ParserError, Excon::Error::Socket, Excon::Error::Timeout
+        body = I18n.t("translator.not_available")
+        status = 500
       end
 
-      if response.status != 200
+      if status != 200
         raise TranslatorError.new(body || response.inspect)
       else
         body["data"]