diff --git a/beetsplug/spotify.py b/beetsplug/spotify.py
index ef7407b36..30fbabc06 100644
--- a/beetsplug/spotify.py
+++ b/beetsplug/spotify.py
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ class SpotifyPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin, BeetsPlugin):
                 time.sleep(int(seconds) + 1)
                 return self._handle_response(request_type, url, params=params)
             elif response.status_code == 404:
-                raise SpotifyAPIError("API Error {0.status_code} for {1}"
-                                      .format(response, url))
+                raise SpotifyAPIError("API Error: {}\nURL: {}\nparams: {}".
+                                      format(response.status_code, url,
+                                             params))
             else:
                 raise ui.UserError(
                     '{} API error:\n{}\nURL:\n{}\nparams:\n{}'.format(
@@ -395,15 +396,17 @@ class SpotifyPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin, BeetsPlugin):
         self._log.debug(
             f"Searching {self.data_source} for '{query}'"
         )
-        response_data = (
-            self._handle_response(
+        try:
+            response = self._handle_response(
                 requests.get,
                 self.search_url,
                 params={'q': query, 'type': query_type},
             )
-            .get(query_type + 's', {})
-            .get('items', [])
-        )
+        except SpotifyAPIError as e:
+            self._log.debug('Spotify API error: {}', e)
+            return []
+        response_data = (response.get(query_type + 's', {})
+                         .get('items', []))
         self._log.debug(
             "Found {} result(s) from {} for '{}'",
             len(response_data),