diff --git a/ngapp/src/app/core/api.service.ts b/ngapp/src/app/core/api.service.ts
index 1ffc73d1..4db9955d 100644
--- a/ngapp/src/app/core/api.service.ts
+++ b/ngapp/src/app/core/api.service.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export abstract class ApiService {
         msg = body.message;
       else if (body.error)
         msg = body.error;
+      else if (body.Information && body.Information.ErrorMessage1)
+        msg = body.Information.ErrorMessage1;
     }
 
     if (msg.length === 0 ) {
diff --git a/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/shared/vdb.service.ts b/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/shared/vdb.service.ts
index 51464cdc..edbe9daa 100644
--- a/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/shared/vdb.service.ts
+++ b/ngapp/src/app/dataservices/shared/vdb.service.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ export class VdbService extends ApiService {
       .post(environment.komodoTeiidUrl + VdbsConstants.vdbRootPath,
         { path: vdbPath}, this.getAuthRequestOptions())
       .map((response) => {
-        return response.ok;
+        let status = response.json();
+        if (status.Information.deploymentSuccess !== 'true') {
+          this.handleError(response);
+        }
+
+        return status.Information.deploymentSuccess === 'true';
       })
       .catch( ( error ) => this.handleError( error ) );
   }