diff --git a/backportpackage b/backportpackage
index 5c981de..e349f49 100755
--- a/backportpackage
+++ b/backportpackage
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import tempfile
 from launchpadlib.launchpad import Launchpad
 import lsb_release
 
-from ubuntutools.archive import UbuntuSourcePackage
+from ubuntutools.archive import UbuntuSourcePackage, DownloadError
 from ubuntutools.config import UDTConfig, ubu_email
 from ubuntutools.builder import get_builder
 from ubuntutools.logger import Logger
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ def main(args):
                         opts.update,
                         opts.upload,
                         opts.prompt)
+    except DownloadError, e:
+        error(str(e))
     finally:
         if not opts.workdir:
             shutil.rmtree(workdir)
diff --git a/pull-debian-debdiff b/pull-debian-debdiff
index 6483a1f..053f5c5 100755
--- a/pull-debian-debdiff
+++ b/pull-debian-debdiff
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import sys
 import debian.debian_support
 import debian.changelog
 
-from ubuntutools.archive import DebianSourcePackage
+from ubuntutools.archive import DebianSourcePackage, DownloadError
 from ubuntutools.config import UDTConfig
 from ubuntutools.logger import Logger
 
@@ -81,9 +81,12 @@ def main():
 
     Logger.normal('Downloading %s %s', package, version)
 
-    #TODO: Proper snapshot and security support
     newpkg = DebianSourcePackage(package, version, mirrors=mirrors)
-    newpkg.pull()
+    try:
+        newpkg.pull()
+    except DownloadError, e:
+        Logger.error(str(e))
+        sys.exit(1)
     newpkg.unpack()
 
     if opts.fetch_only:
@@ -96,7 +99,11 @@ def main():
     Logger.normal('Downloading %s %s', package, oldversion)
 
     oldpkg = DebianSourcePackage(package, oldversion, mirrors=mirrors)
-    oldpkg.pull()
+    try:
+        oldpkg.pull()
+    except DownloadError, e:
+        Logger.error(str(e))
+        sys.exit(1)
     oldpkg.unpack()
 
     cmd = ['debdiff', oldpkg.dsc_name, newpkg.dsc_name]
diff --git a/syncpackage b/syncpackage
index 9c040d5..23bf7bf 100755
--- a/syncpackage
+++ b/syncpackage
@@ -269,7 +269,12 @@ def fetch_source_pkg(package, dist, version, component, ubuntu_release, mirror):
         version = Version(version)
 
     if version is None or component is None:
-        debian_srcpkg = getDebianSrcPkg(package, dist)
+        try:
+            debian_srcpkg = getDebianSrcPkg(package, dist)
+        except (udtexceptions.PackageNotFoundException,
+                udtexceptions.SeriesNotFoundException), e:
+            Logger.error(str(e))
+            sys.exit(1)
         if version is None:
             version = Version(debian_srcpkg.getVersion())
         try:
@@ -277,6 +282,9 @@ def fetch_source_pkg(package, dist, version, component, ubuntu_release, mirror):
             ubuntu_version = Version(ubuntu_srcpkg.getVersion())
         except udtexceptions.PackageNotFoundException:
             ubuntu_version = Version('~')
+        except udtexceptions.SeriesNotFoundException, e:
+            Logger.error(str(e))
+            sys.exit(1)
         if ubuntu_version >= version:
             # The LP importer is maybe out of date
             debian_srcpkg = requestsync_mail_getDebianSrcPkg(package, dist)
diff --git a/ubuntutools/archive.py b/ubuntutools/archive.py
index b3822da..e144557 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/archive.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/archive.py
@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ class DebianSourcePackage(SourcePackage):
                 import simplejson as json
             except ImportError:
                 Logger.error("Please install python-simplejson.")
-                sys.exit(1)
+                raise DownloadError("Unable to dowload from "
+                                    "snapshot.debian.org without "
+                                    "python-simplejson")
 
             try:
                 srcfiles = json.load(urllib2.urlopen(