diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/inspectionCertificate/InspectionCertificate.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/inspectionCertificate/InspectionCertificate.qml
index 6218a46853..009aa8f852 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/inspectionCertificate/InspectionCertificate.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/inspectionCertificate/InspectionCertificate.qml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
         onCertificateInfoResult: {
             if (result.status !== 'success') {
-                console.log("Failed to get certificate info", result.message);
+                console.log("Failed to get certificate info", result.data.message);
                 // We should still tell the user that static cert verification failed
                 if (root.certificateStatus !== 3) { // CERTIFICATE_STATUS_STATIC_VERIFICATION_FAILED
                     root.useGoldCert = false;
diff --git a/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp b/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
index e84fb84017..573d4db33c 100644
--- a/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/commerce/Ledger.cpp
@@ -35,12 +35,19 @@ QJsonObject Ledger::apiResponse(const QString& label, QNetworkReply& reply) {
 QJsonObject Ledger::failResponse(const QString& label, QNetworkReply& reply) {
     QString response = reply.readAll();
     qWarning(commerce) << "FAILED" << label << response;
-    QJsonObject result
-    {
-        { "status", "fail" },
-        { "message", response }
-    };
-    return result;
+
+    // tempResult will be NULL if the response isn't valid JSON.
+    QJsonDocument tempResult = QJsonDocument::fromJson(response.toLocal8Bit());
+    if (tempResult.isNull()) {
+        QJsonObject result
+        {
+            { "status", "fail" },
+            { "message", response }
+        };
+        return result;
+    } else {
+        return tempResult.object();
+    }
 }
 #define ApiHandler(NAME) void Ledger::NAME##Success(QNetworkReply& reply) { emit NAME##Result(apiResponse(#NAME, reply)); }
 #define FailHandler(NAME) void Ledger::NAME##Failure(QNetworkReply& reply) { emit NAME##Result(failResponse(#NAME, reply)); }
@@ -338,11 +345,7 @@ void Ledger::certificateInfoSuccess(QNetworkReply& reply) {
     emit certificateInfoResult(replyObject);
 }
 void Ledger::certificateInfoFailure(QNetworkReply& reply) {
-    QByteArray response = reply.readAll();
-    QJsonObject replyObject = QJsonDocument::fromJson(response).object();
-
-    failResponse("certificateInfo", reply);
-    emit certificateInfoResult(replyObject);
+    emit certificateInfoResult(failResponse("certificateInfo", reply));
 }
 void Ledger::certificateInfo(const QString& certificateId) {
     QString endpoint = "proof_of_purchase_status/transfer";