diff --git a/projects/packages/publicize/src/class-connections.php b/projects/packages/publicize/src/class-connections.php
index 69fcce0f90299..eb9215598a1ed 100644
--- a/projects/packages/publicize/src/class-connections.php
+++ b/projects/packages/publicize/src/class-connections.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public static function fetch_connections( $run_tests = false ) {
 
 		$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user( $path, '3', array(), null, 'wpcom' );
 
-		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
+		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
 			// TODO log error.
 			return array();
 		}
diff --git a/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-connections-controller.php b/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-connections-controller.php
index 0f347013968e9..b198b539aef5a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-connections-controller.php
+++ b/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-connections-controller.php
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ public function get_items( $request ) {
 
 			$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user( $path, 'v3', array( 'method' => 'GET' ) );
 
-			if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
-				return rest_ensure_response( $response );
+			if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
+				// TODO log error.
+				return rest_ensure_response( array() );
 			}
 
 			return rest_ensure_response(
diff --git a/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-services-controller.php b/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-services-controller.php
index e6d08b3010b67..ad366f0ec89ec 100644
--- a/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-services-controller.php
+++ b/projects/packages/publicize/src/rest-endpoints/class-services-controller.php
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ public function get_items( $request ) {
 
 			$response = Client::wpcom_json_api_request_as_user( $path, 'v3', array( 'method' => 'GET' ) );
 
-			if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
-				return rest_ensure_response( $response );
+			if ( is_wp_error( $response ) || 200 !== wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response ) ) {
+				// TODO log error.
+				return rest_ensure_response( array() );
 			}
 
 			return rest_ensure_response(