diff --git a/lib/handler/index.js b/lib/handler/index.js
index 6c78294..f9438f9 100644
--- a/lib/handler/index.js
+++ b/lib/handler/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ const axios = require("axios").default;
 const FormData = require("form-data");
 
 async function readAttachment(Key, token, credentials) {
-  try {
-    const document = await readDocument(Key, token, credentials.uri);
-    return document;
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(error);
-  }
+  const document = await readDocument(Key, token, credentials.uri);
+  return document;
 }
 
 async function readDocument(Key, token, uri) {
@@ -30,12 +26,11 @@ async function readDocument(Key, token, uri) {
     const responseBuffer = Buffer.from(response.data, "binary");
     return responseBuffer;
   } catch (error) {
-    let statusText = "An Error Occurred";
-    if (error.response?.statusText) {
-      statusText = error.response.statusText;
+    if (error.message == "Request failed with status code 404" && error.status == 404){
+      error.message = "Attachment not found in the repository"
     }
-
-    throw new Error(statusText);
+    error.code = error.status
+    throw error;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/sdm.js b/lib/sdm.js
index 386a6cd..9600ce3 100644
--- a/lib/sdm.js
+++ b/lib/sdm.js
@@ -62,13 +62,9 @@ module.exports = class SDMAttachmentsService extends (
       this.creds,
       req.user.tokenInfo.getTokenValue()
     );
-    try {
-      const Key = response?.url;
-      const content = await readAttachment(Key, token, this.creds);
-      return content;
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw new Error(error);
-    }
+    const Key = response?.url;
+    const content = await readAttachment(Key, token, this.creds);
+    return content;
   }
 
   async draftSaveHandler(req) {
diff --git a/test/lib/handler/index.test.js b/test/lib/handler/index.test.js
index 5b082a8..127b149 100644
--- a/test/lib/handler/index.test.js
+++ b/test/lib/handler/index.test.js
@@ -68,27 +68,43 @@ describe("handlers", () => {
       axios.get.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
         Promise.reject({
           response: {
-            statusText: "something bad happened",
-          },
+            code: 500,
+            message: "Could not read the attachment",
+          }
         })
       );
-
+    
       await expect(
         readAttachment("123", "a1b2c3", { uri: "http://example.com/" })
-      ).rejects.toThrow("something bad happened");
-    });
-
-    it('throws error with "An Error Occurred" message when statusText is missing', async () => {
+      ).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        response: {
+          code: 500,
+            message: "Could not read the attachment",
+        },
+      });
+    });    
+  
+    it("throws specific error message for 404 status", async () => {
+      let actualError = {
+        message: "Request failed with status code 404",
+        code: "AN ERROR OCCURRED",
+        status: 404,
+      };
+      
+      let checkError = {
+        message: "Attachment not found in the repository",
+        code: 404,
+        status: 404,
+      };
+      
       axios.get.mockImplementationOnce(() =>
-        Promise.reject({
-          response: {},
-        })
+        Promise.reject(actualError)
       );
-
+    
       await expect(
         readAttachment("123", "a1b2c3", { uri: "http://example.com/" })
-      ).rejects.toThrow("An Error Occurred");
-    });
+      ).rejects.toMatchObject(checkError);
+    });    
   });
 
   describe("getRepositoryInfo", () => {
diff --git a/test/lib/sdm.test.js b/test/lib/sdm.test.js
index b9fc8f4..8874f3a 100644
--- a/test/lib/sdm.test.js
+++ b/test/lib/sdm.test.js
@@ -158,15 +158,19 @@ cds.context = {
       const attachments = ["attachment1", "attachment2"];
       const keys = ["key1", "key2"];
       const response = { url: "mockUrl" };
+      const errorMessage = new Error("Attachment not found in the repository");
+      errorMessage.code = 404;
+    
       getURLFromAttachments.mockResolvedValueOnce(response);
+      fetchAccessToken.mockResolvedValueOnce("mockToken");
       readAttachment.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
-        throw new Error("Error reading attachment");
+        throw errorMessage;
       });
-
+  
       await expect(service.get(attachments, keys, req)).rejects.toThrow(
-        "Error reading attachment"
+        errorMessage
       );
-
+  
       expect(getURLFromAttachments).toHaveBeenCalledWith(keys, attachments);
       expect(fetchAccessToken).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         service.creds,
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ cds.context = {
       );
       expect(readAttachment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         "mockUrl",
-        token,
+        "mockToken", // Passing the mocked token value
         service.creds
       );
     });