diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/ClientError.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/ClientError.java
index cd1edfe6..eb243464 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/ClientError.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/ClientError.java
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public enum ClientError implements ErrorCode {
 
   /** Given connector is not known to the server **/
   CLIENT_0003("Connector do not exists"),
+
+  /** The system was not able to find valid Kerberos tikcet cache (kinit). */
+  CLIENT_0004("Unable to find valid Kerberos ticket cache (kinit)");
   ;
 
   private final String message;
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ResourceRequest.java b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ResourceRequest.java
index 028444c0..db161077 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ResourceRequest.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/client/request/ResourceRequest.java
@@ -114,14 +114,16 @@ protected String doHttpRequest(String strURL, String method, String data) {
 
           throw new SqoopException(ClientError.CLIENT_0001, ex.getThrowable());
         }
+      } else {
+        throw new SqoopException(ClientError.CLIENT_0000);
       }
       return result.toString();
     } catch (IOException ex) {
       LOG.trace("ERROR: ", ex);
-      return "";
+      throw new SqoopException(ClientError.CLIENT_0000, ex);
     } catch (AuthenticationException ex) {
       LOG.trace("ERROR: ", ex);
-      return "";
+      throw new SqoopException(ClientError.CLIENT_0004, ex);
     } finally {
       try {
         if (wr != null) {