diff --git a/src/dns/digitalocean.js b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
index 2608bb356..7b36df479 100644
--- a/src/dns/digitalocean.js
+++ b/src/dns/digitalocean.js
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ function getInternal(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, callback) {
       .timeout(30 * 1000)
       .end(function (error, result) {
         if (error && !error.response) return callback(error);
+        if (result.statusCode === 404) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.NOT_FOUND, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
+        if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.ACCESS_DENIED, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
         if (result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
 
         var tmp = result.body.domain_records.filter(function (record) {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ function upsert(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
               .timeout(30 * 1000)
               .end(function (error, result) {
                 if (error && !error.response) return callback(error);
+                if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.ACCESS_DENIED, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
                 if (result.statusCode !== 201) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
 
                 return callback(null, 'unused');
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ function upsert(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
               .timeout(30 * 1000)
               .end(function (error, result) {
                 if (error && !error.response) return callback(error);
+                if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.ACCESS_DENIED, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
                 if (result.statusCode !== 200) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
 
                 return callback(null, 'unused');
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ function del(dnsConfig, zoneName, subdomain, type, values, callback) {
           .end(function (error, result) {
             if (error && !error.response) return callback(error);
             if (result.statusCode === 404) return callback(null);
+            if (result.statusCode === 403 || result.statusCode === 401) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.ACCESS_DENIED, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
             if (result.statusCode !== 204) return callback(new SubdomainError(SubdomainError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, util.format('%s %j', result.statusCode, result.body)));
 
             debug('del: done');