diff --git a/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/container/v1/model/get_model/remote_runner.py b/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/container/v1/model/get_model/remote_runner.py
index 797f8c6f534..1cc7fa011e9 100644
--- a/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/container/v1/model/get_model/remote_runner.py
+++ b/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/container/v1/model/get_model/remote_runner.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from google.api_core.client_options import ClientOptions
 from google.cloud import aiplatform_v1 as aip_v1
 from google_cloud_pipeline_components.container.utils import artifact_utils
+from google_cloud_pipeline_components.container.utils import error_surfacing
+from google_cloud_pipeline_components.proto import task_error_pb2
 from google_cloud_pipeline_components.types import artifact_types
 
 
@@ -26,11 +28,15 @@ def get_model(
     location: str,
 ) -> None:
   """Get model."""
+  task_error = task_error_pb2.TaskError()
   if not location or not project:
-    raise ValueError(
+    model_name_error_message = (
         'Model resource name must be in the format'
         ' projects/{project}/locations/{location}/models/{model_name}'
     )
+    task_error.error_message = model_name_error_message
+    error_surfacing.write_user_defined_error(executor_input, task_error)
+    raise ValueError(model_name_error_message)
   api_endpoint = location + '-aiplatform.googleapis.com'
   vertex_uri_prefix = f'https://{api_endpoint}/v1/'
   model_resource_name = (
@@ -40,7 +46,12 @@ def get_model(
   client_options = ClientOptions(api_endpoint=api_endpoint)
   client = aip_v1.ModelServiceClient(client_options=client_options)
   request = aip_v1.GetModelRequest(name=model_resource_name)
-  get_model_response = client.get_model(request)
+  try:
+    get_model_response = client.get_model(request)
+  except Exception as e:
+    task_error.error_message = str(e)
+    error_surfacing.write_user_defined_error(executor_input, task_error)
+    raise
   resp_model_name_without_version = get_model_response.name.split('@', 1)[0]
   model_resource_name = (
       f'{resp_model_name_without_version}@{get_model_response.version_id}'
diff --git a/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/proto/task_error_pb2.py b/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/proto/task_error_pb2.py
index baaaec862ea..1dbf8868519 100755
--- a/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/proto/task_error_pb2.py
+++ b/components/google-cloud/google_cloud_pipeline_components/proto/task_error_pb2.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 """Generated protocol buffer code."""
 from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
 from google.protobuf import descriptor_pool as _descriptor_pool
-from google.protobuf import runtime_version as _runtime_version
 from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
 from google.protobuf.internal import builder as _builder
 # @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)