diff --git a/src/routes/cheque.route.js b/src/routes/cheque.route.js
index 5725501..cab479d 100644
--- a/src/routes/cheque.route.js
+++ b/src/routes/cheque.route.js
@@ -107,8 +107,18 @@ const revokeStop = async (req, res) => {
 
     console.log('response from stop cheque api: ', response.data);
     return res.json(response.data);
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error('Unable to fetch cheque data: ', error);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.error('Unable to fetch cheque data: ', e);
+    if (axios.isAxiosError(e)) {
+      if (e.response) {
+        // Server responded with a status outside 2xx
+        return res.status(e.response.status).json(e.response.data);
+      } else {
+        return res
+          .status(e.response.status)
+          .json({ error: 'UNKNOWN', message: 'NO_RESPONSE_FROM_CBS' });
+      }
+    }
     return res.status(500).json({ error: 'INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR' });
   }
 };