3 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/common.py b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/common.py
index 99c330a6..eafc6546 100644
--- a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/common.py
+++ b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/common.py
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ class EntityImporter:
             creator_id = rv.ident
         except ApiException as ae:
             # If anything other than a 404 (not found), something is wrong
-            assert ae.status == 404
+            if ae.status != 404:
+                raise ae
         self._orcid_id_map[orcid] = creator_id # might be None
         return creator_id
 
@@ -479,7 +480,8 @@ class EntityImporter:
             release_id = rv.ident
         except ApiException as ae:
             # If anything other than a 404 (not found), something is wrong
-            assert ae.status == 404
+            if ae.status != 404:
+                raise ae
         self._doi_id_map[doi] = release_id # might be None
         return release_id
 
@@ -495,7 +497,8 @@ class EntityImporter:
             release_id = rv.ident
         except ApiException as ae:
             # If anything other than a 404 (not found), something is wrong
-            assert ae.status == 404
+            if ae.status != 404:
+                raise ae
         self._pmid_id_map[pmid] = release_id # might be None
         return release_id
 
@@ -512,7 +515,8 @@ class EntityImporter:
             container_id = rv.ident
         except ApiException as ae:
             # If anything other than a 404 (not found), something is wrong
-            assert ae.status == 404
+            if ae.status != 404:
+                raise ae
         self._issnl_id_map[issnl] = container_id # might be None
         return container_id
 
diff --git a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/ingest.py b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/ingest.py
index 7d5211fc..6cf1604b 100644
--- a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/ingest.py
+++ b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/ingest.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class IngestFileResultImporter(EntityImporter):
                     elif err.status == 400:
                         self.counts['warn-extid-invalid'] += 1
                         continue
+                    raise err
                 release_ident = release.ident
                 break
         if self.use_glutton_match and not release_ident and row.get('grobid'):
diff --git a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/pubmed.py b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/pubmed.py
index abcb21d9..3d3e3a8c 100644
--- a/python/fatcat_tools/importers/pubmed.py
+++ b/python/fatcat_tools/importers/pubmed.py
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ class PubmedImporter(EntityImporter):
                 # NOTE: API behavior might change in the future?
                 if "release_edit_editgroup_id_ident_id_key" in err.body:
                     self.counts['skip-update-conflict'] += 1
+                    return False
                 else:
                     raise err
             finally: