diff --git a/data_safe_haven/commands/sre.py b/data_safe_haven/commands/sre.py
index 8c3e0b5cdc..2546d792c4 100644
--- a/data_safe_haven/commands/sre.py
+++ b/data_safe_haven/commands/sre.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 from data_safe_haven import console
 from data_safe_haven.config import ContextManager, DSHPulumiConfig, SHMConfig, SREConfig
-from data_safe_haven.exceptions import DataSafeHavenConfigError, DataSafeHavenError
+from data_safe_haven.exceptions import (
+    DataSafeHavenConfigError,
+    DataSafeHavenError,
+)
 from data_safe_haven.external import AzureSdk, GraphApi
 from data_safe_haven.functions import current_ip_address, ip_address_in_list
 from data_safe_haven.infrastructure import SREProjectManager
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ def deploy(
         )
         # Set Entra options
         application = graph_api.get_application_by_name(context.entra_application_name)
+
         if not application:
             msg = f"No Entra application '{context.entra_application_name}' was found. Please redeploy your SHM."
             raise DataSafeHavenConfigError(msg)
diff --git a/data_safe_haven/external/api/credentials.py b/data_safe_haven/external/api/credentials.py
index bfeb9c3aeb..d9a7cc1c6c 100644
--- a/data_safe_haven/external/api/credentials.py
+++ b/data_safe_haven/external/api/credentials.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
 import jwt
+import typer
 from azure.core.credentials import AccessToken, TokenCredential
 from azure.core.exceptions import ClientAuthenticationError
 from azure.identity import (
@@ -144,8 +145,7 @@ def get_credential(self) -> TokenCredential:
             self.logger.error(
                 "Please authenticate with Azure: run '[green]az login[/]' using [bold]infrastructure administrator[/] credentials."
             )
-            msg = "Error getting account information from Azure CLI."
-            raise DataSafeHavenAzureError(msg) from exc
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
         return credential
 
 
@@ -214,13 +214,19 @@ def callback(verification_uri: str, user_code: str, _: datetime) -> None:
             raise DataSafeHavenAzureError(msg) from exc
 
         # Confirm that these are the desired credentials
-        self.confirm_credentials_interactive(
-            "Microsoft Graph API",
-            user_name=new_auth_record.username,
-            user_id=new_auth_record._home_account_id.split(".")[0],
-            tenant_name=new_auth_record._username.split("@")[1],
-            tenant_id=new_auth_record._tenant_id,
-        )
-
+        try:
+            self.confirm_credentials_interactive(
+                "Microsoft Graph API",
+                user_name=new_auth_record.username,
+                user_id=new_auth_record._home_account_id.split(".")[0],
+                tenant_name=new_auth_record._username.split("@")[1],
+                tenant_id=new_auth_record._tenant_id,
+            )
+        except (CredentialUnavailableError, DataSafeHavenValueError) as exc:
+            self.logger.error(
+                f"Delete the cached credential file [green]{authentication_record_path}[/] and\n"
+                "authenticate with Graph API using [bold]global administrator credentials[/] for your [blue]Entra ID directory[/]."
+            )
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1) from exc
         # Return the credential
         return credential
diff --git a/data_safe_haven/external/api/graph_api.py b/data_safe_haven/external/api/graph_api.py
index 7d3b088672..c118113cc2 100644
--- a/data_safe_haven/external/api/graph_api.py
+++ b/data_safe_haven/external/api/graph_api.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from data_safe_haven import console
 from data_safe_haven.exceptions import (
+    DataSafeHavenAzureError,
     DataSafeHavenMicrosoftGraphError,
     DataSafeHavenValueError,
 )
@@ -837,7 +838,11 @@ def read_applications(self) -> Sequence[dict[str, Any]]:
                     "value"
                 ]
             ]
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except (
+            DataSafeHavenAzureError,
+            DataSafeHavenMicrosoftGraphError,
+            requests.JSONDecodeError,
+        ) as exc:
             msg = "Could not load list of applications."
             raise DataSafeHavenMicrosoftGraphError(msg) from exc
 
diff --git a/tests/external/api/test_credentials.py b/tests/external/api/test_credentials.py
index c0e631e912..dcb7e10670 100644
--- a/tests/external/api/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tests/external/api/test_credentials.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     AzureCliCredential,
     DeviceCodeCredential,
 )
+from click.exceptions import Exit
 
 from data_safe_haven.directories import config_dir
-from data_safe_haven.exceptions import DataSafeHavenAzureError
 from data_safe_haven.external.api.credentials import (
     AzureSdkCredential,
     DeferredCredential,
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ def test_confirm_credentials_interactive_fail(
     ):
         DeferredCredential.cache_ = set()
         credential = AzureSdkCredential(skip_confirmation=False)
-        with pytest.raises(
-            DataSafeHavenAzureError,
-            match="Error getting account information from Azure CLI.",
-        ):
+        with pytest.raises(Exit):
             credential.get_credential()
 
     def test_confirm_credentials_interactive_cache(
@@ -61,10 +58,7 @@ def test_decode_token_error(
         self, mock_azureclicredential_get_token_invalid  # noqa: ARG002
     ):
         credential = AzureSdkCredential(skip_confirmation=True)
-        with pytest.raises(
-            DataSafeHavenAzureError,
-            match="Error getting account information from Azure CLI.",
-        ):
+        with pytest.raises(Exit):
             credential.decode_token(credential.token)