diff --git a/sigridci/sigridci/sigrid_api_client.py b/sigridci/sigridci/sigrid_api_client.py
index 21a6b5da..bb5ddd99 100644
--- a/sigridci/sigridci/sigrid_api_client.py
+++ b/sigridci/sigridci/sigrid_api_client.py
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ def retry(self, operation, *, attempts=5, allow404=False, allowEmpty=True):
                     else:
                         UploadLog.log(f"The system no longer exists (HTTP status {e.code})")
                     sys.exit(1)
+                elif e.code == 502:
+                    UploadLog.log("Something went wrong during analysis at SIG (could be an issue in `sigrid.yaml`, please review)")
+                    sys.exit(1)
                 elif allow404 and e.code == 404:
                     return False