diff --git a/core/src/search_stores/search_store.rs b/core/src/search_stores/search_store.rs
index 4b360c68e1f3..abac1c8295c7 100644
--- a/core/src/search_stores/search_store.rs
+++ b/core/src/search_stores/search_store.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
         let options = options.unwrap_or_default();
 
         // then, search
-        match self
+        let response = self
             .client
             .search(SearchParts::Index(&[NODES_INDEX_NAME]))
             .from(options.offset.unwrap_or(0) as i64)
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
                 }
             }))
             .send()
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(response) => {
+            .await?;
+
+        match response.status_code().is_success() {
+            true => {
                 // get nodes from elasticsearch response in hits.hits
                 let response_body = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
                 let nodes: Vec<Node> = response_body["hits"]["hits"]
@@ -135,22 +136,26 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
                     .collect();
                 Ok(nodes)
             }
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+            false => {
+                let error = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
+                Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to search nodes: {}", error))
+            }
         }
     }
 
     async fn index_node(&self, node: Node) -> Result<()> {
         // todo(kw-search): fail on error
         let now = utils::now();
-        match self
+        let response = self
             .client
             .index(IndexParts::IndexId(NODES_INDEX_NAME, &node.unique_id()))
             .timeout("200ms")
             .body(node.clone())
             .send()
-            .await
-        {
-            Ok(_) => {
+            .await?;
+
+        match response.status_code().is_success() {
+            true => {
                 info!(
                     duration = utils::now() - now,
                     globally_unique_id = node.unique_id(),
@@ -159,9 +164,10 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
                 );
                 Ok(())
             }
-            Err(e) => {
+            false => {
+                let error = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
                 error!(
-                    error = %e,
+                    error = %error,
                     duration = utils::now() - now,
                     globally_unique_id = node.unique_id(),
                     "[ElasticsearchSearchStore] Failed to index {}",
@@ -173,15 +179,27 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
     }
 
     async fn delete_node(&self, node: Node) -> Result<()> {
-        self.client
+        let response = self
+            .client
             .delete(DeleteParts::IndexId(NODES_INDEX_NAME, &node.unique_id()))
             .send()
             .await?;
+        // todo(kw-search): fail on error
+        if !response.status_code().is_success() {
+            let error = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
+            error!(
+                error = %error,
+                globally_unique_id = node.unique_id(),
+                "[ElasticsearchSearchStore] Failed to delete {}",
+                node.node_type.to_string()
+            );
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     async fn delete_data_source_nodes(&self, data_source_id: &str) -> Result<()> {
-        self.client
+        let response = self
+            .client
             .delete_by_query(DeleteByQueryParts::Index(&[NODES_INDEX_NAME]))
             .body(json!({
                 "query": {
@@ -190,6 +208,15 @@ impl SearchStore for ElasticsearchSearchStore {
             }))
             .send()
             .await?;
+        // todo(kw-search): fail on error
+        if !response.status_code().is_success() {
+            let error = response.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
+            error!(
+                error = %error,
+                data_source_id = data_source_id,
+                "[ElasticsearchSearchStore] Failed to delete data source nodes"
+            );
+        }
         Ok(())
     }