diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/media.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/media.clj
index b6b115d7c..91e2a4413 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/media.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/mutations/media.clj
@@ -66,9 +66,18 @@
   [info]
   (= (:mtype info) "image/svg+xml"))
 
+(defn- fetch-url
+  [url]
+  (try
+    (http/get! url {:as :byte-array})
+    (catch Exception e
+      (ex/raise :type :validation
+                :code :unable-to-access-to-url
+                :cause e))))
+
 (defn- download-media
   [{:keys [storage] :as cfg} url]
-  (let [result (http/get! url {:as :byte-array})
+  (let [result (fetch-url url)
         data   (:body result)
         mtype  (get (:headers result) "content-type")
         format (cm/mtype->format mtype)]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/persistence.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/persistence.cljs
index 892d6ed0f..66f147f4e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/persistence.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/data/workspace/persistence.cljs
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@
                  (= (:code error) :media-type-not-allowed)
                  (rx/of (dm/error (tr "errors.media-type-not-allowed")))
 
+                 (= (:code error) :ubable-to-access-to-url)
+                 (rx/of (dm/error (tr "errors.media-type-not-allowed")))
+
                  (= (:code error) :invalid-image)
                  (rx/of (dm/error (tr "errors.media-type-not-allowed")))