diff --git a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/ionq_client.py b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/ionq_client.py
index 15805a319f5..29e38490c64 100644
--- a/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/ionq_client.py
+++ b/cirq-ionq/cirq_ionq/ionq_client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import time
 import urllib
 from typing import Any, Callable, cast, Dict, List, Optional
+import json.decoder as jd
 
 import requests
 
@@ -301,11 +302,17 @@ def _make_request(
                         'IonQ could not find requested resource.'
                     )
                 if not _is_retriable(response.status_code):
+                    error = {}
+                    try:
+                        error = response.json()
+                    except jd.JSONDecodeError:  # coverage: ignore
+                        pass  # coverage: ignore
                     raise ionq_exceptions.IonQException(
                         'Non-retry-able error making request to IonQ API. '
                         f'Request Body: {json} '
+                        f'Response Body: {error} '
                         f'Status: {response.status_code} '
-                        f'Error :{response.reason}',
+                        f'Error:{response.reason}',
                         response.status_code,
                     )
                 message = response.reason