diff --git a/api/controllers/common/errors.py b/api/controllers/common/errors.py
index c71f1ce5a3..9f762b3135 100644
--- a/api/controllers/common/errors.py
+++ b/api/controllers/common/errors.py
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
 class FilenameNotExistsError(HTTPException):
     code = 400
     description = "The specified filename does not exist."
+
+
+class RemoteFileUploadError(HTTPException):
+    code = 400
+    description = "Error uploading remote file."
diff --git a/api/controllers/console/remote_files.py b/api/controllers/console/remote_files.py
index fac1341b39..b8cf019e4f 100644
--- a/api/controllers/console/remote_files.py
+++ b/api/controllers/console/remote_files.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from flask_restful import Resource, marshal_with, reqparse
 
 import services
 from controllers.common import helpers
+from controllers.common.errors import RemoteFileUploadError
 from core.file import helpers as file_helpers
 from core.helper import ssrf_proxy
 from fields.file_fields import file_fields_with_signed_url, remote_file_info_fields
@@ -43,10 +44,14 @@ class RemoteFileUploadApi(Resource):
 
         url = args["url"]
 
-        resp = ssrf_proxy.head(url=url)
-        if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
-            resp = ssrf_proxy.get(url=url, timeout=3, follow_redirects=True)
-        resp.raise_for_status()
+        try:
+            resp = ssrf_proxy.head(url=url)
+            if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
+                resp = ssrf_proxy.get(url=url, timeout=3, follow_redirects=True)
+            if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
+                raise RemoteFileUploadError(f"Failed to fetch file from {url}: {resp.text}")
+        except httpx.RequestError as e:
+            raise RemoteFileUploadError(f"Failed to fetch file from {url}: {str(e)}")
 
         file_info = helpers.guess_file_info_from_response(resp)
 
diff --git a/api/controllers/web/remote_files.py b/api/controllers/web/remote_files.py
index d6b8eb2855..ae68df6bdc 100644
--- a/api/controllers/web/remote_files.py
+++ b/api/controllers/web/remote_files.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from flask_restful import marshal_with, reqparse
 
 import services
 from controllers.common import helpers
+from controllers.common.errors import RemoteFileUploadError
 from controllers.web.wraps import WebApiResource
 from core.file import helpers as file_helpers
 from core.helper import ssrf_proxy
@@ -38,10 +39,14 @@ class RemoteFileUploadApi(WebApiResource):
 
         url = args["url"]
 
-        resp = ssrf_proxy.head(url=url)
-        if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
-            resp = ssrf_proxy.get(url=url, timeout=3)
-        resp.raise_for_status()
+        try:
+            resp = ssrf_proxy.head(url=url)
+            if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
+                resp = ssrf_proxy.get(url=url, timeout=3, follow_redirects=True)
+            if resp.status_code != httpx.codes.OK:
+                raise RemoteFileUploadError(f"Failed to fetch file from {url}: {resp.text}")
+        except httpx.RequestError as e:
+            raise RemoteFileUploadError(f"Failed to fetch file from {url}: {str(e)}")
 
         file_info = helpers.guess_file_info_from_response(resp)