diff --git a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
index cf03fffd36..b46433927a 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
@@ -55,6 +55,29 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
       expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual('failed');
     });
 
+    it('should result in fetch failed if course metadata call errored', async () => {
+      const datesTabData = Factory.build('datesTabData');
+      const datesUrl = `${datesBaseUrl}/${courseId}`;
+
+      axiosMock.onGet(courseMetadataUrl).networkError();
+      axiosMock.onGet(datesUrl).reply(200, datesTabData);
+
+      await executeThunk(thunks.fetchDatesTab(courseId), store.dispatch);
+
+      expect(loggingService.logError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual('failed');
+    });
+
+    it('should result in fetch failed if course metadata call errored', async () => {
+      axiosMock.onGet(courseMetadataUrl).reply(200, courseHomeMetadata);
+      axiosMock.onGet(`${datesBaseUrl}/${courseId}`).networkError();
+
+      await executeThunk(thunks.fetchDatesTab(courseId), store.dispatch);
+
+      expect(loggingService.logError).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual('failed');
+    });
+
     it('Should fetch, normalize, and save metadata', async () => {
       const datesTabData = Factory.build('datesTabData');
 
@@ -78,18 +101,14 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
     });
 
     it.each([401, 403, 404])(
-      'should result in fetch denied for expected errors and failed for all others',
+      'should result in fetch denied if course access is denied, regardless of dates API status',
       async (errorStatus) => {
         axiosMock.onGet(courseMetadataUrl).reply(200, courseHomeAccessDeniedMetadata);
         axiosMock.onGet(`${datesBaseUrl}/${courseId}`).reply(errorStatus, {});
 
         await executeThunk(thunks.fetchDatesTab(courseId), store.dispatch);
 
-        let expectedState = 'failed';
-        if (errorStatus === 401 || errorStatus === 403) {
-          expectedState = 'denied';
-        }
-        expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual(expectedState);
+        expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual('denied');
       },
     );
   });
@@ -129,18 +148,14 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
     });
 
     it.each([401, 403, 404])(
-      'should result in fetch denied for expected errors and failed for all others',
+      'should result in fetch denied if course access is denied, regardless of outline API status',
       async (errorStatus) => {
         axiosMock.onGet(courseMetadataUrl).reply(200, courseHomeAccessDeniedMetadata);
         axiosMock.onGet(outlineUrl).reply(errorStatus, {});
 
         await executeThunk(thunks.fetchOutlineTab(courseId), store.dispatch);
 
-        let expectedState = 'failed';
-        if (errorStatus === 403) {
-          expectedState = 'denied';
-        }
-        expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual(expectedState);
+        expect(store.getState().courseHome.courseStatus).toEqual('denied');
       },
     );
   });
diff --git a/src/course-home/data/thunks.js b/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
index 6e0d972530..ec0567f9cf 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/thunks.js
@@ -38,28 +38,41 @@ export function fetchTab(courseId, tab, getTabData, targetUserId) {
   return async (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(fetchTabRequest({ courseId }));
     try {
-      const courseHomeCourseMetadata = await getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId, 'outline');
-      dispatch(addModel({
-        modelType: 'courseHomeMeta',
-        model: {
-          id: courseId,
-          ...courseHomeCourseMetadata,
-        },
-      }));
-      const tabDataResult = getTabData && await getTabData(courseId, targetUserId);
-      if (tabDataResult) {
+      const promisesToFulfill = [getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId, 'outline')];
+      if (getTabData) {
+        promisesToFulfill.push(getTabData(courseId, targetUserId));
+      }
+      const [
+        courseHomeCourseMetadataResult,
+        tabDataResult,
+      ] = await Promise.allSettled(promisesToFulfill);
+      if (courseHomeCourseMetadataResult.status === 'fulfilled') {
+        dispatch(addModel({
+          modelType: 'courseHomeMeta',
+          model: {
+            id: courseId,
+            ...courseHomeCourseMetadataResult.value,
+          },
+        }));
+      }
+      if (tabDataResult?.status === 'fulfilled') {
         dispatch(addModel({
           modelType: tab,
           model: {
             id: courseId,
-            ...tabDataResult,
+            ...tabDataResult.value,
           },
         }));
       }
-      // Disable the access-denied path for now - it caused a regression
-      if (!courseHomeCourseMetadata.courseAccess.hasAccess) {
+      if (courseHomeCourseMetadataResult.status === 'rejected') {
+        throw courseHomeCourseMetadataResult.reason;
+      } else if (!courseHomeCourseMetadataResult.value.courseAccess.hasAccess) {
+        // If the learner does not have access to the course, short cut to dispatch to a denied response regardless of
+        // the tabDataResult.
         dispatch(fetchTabDenied({ courseId }));
-      } else if (tabDataResult || !getTabData) {
+      } else if (tabDataResult?.status === 'rejected') {
+        throw tabDataResult.reason;
+      } else {
         dispatch(fetchTabSuccess({
           courseId,
           targetUserId,