diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index f252f58aa..6a06e9e15 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ function purchase(appId, appstoreId, callback) {
         superagent.post(url).send(data).query({ accessToken: appstoreConfig.token }).timeout(30 * 1000).end(function (error, result) {
             if (error && !error.response) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error));
             if (result.statusCode === 404) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.NOT_FOUND));
+            if (result.statusCode === 403) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.BILLING_REQUIRED));
             if (result.statusCode !== 201 && result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new AppsError(AppsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('App purchase failed. %s %j', result.status, result.body)));
 
             callback(null);