diff --git a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/loginservice/AccountAuthenticator.java b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/loginservice/AccountAuthenticator.java
index 89ee692f..fa4eb2bc 100644
--- a/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/loginservice/AccountAuthenticator.java
+++ b/play-services-core/src/main/java/org/microg/gms/auth/loginservice/AccountAuthenticator.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class AccountAuthenticator extends AbstractAccountAuthenticator {
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Log.w(TAG, e);
-            return null;
+            throw new NetworkErrorException(e);
         }
         return null;
     }