diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/request-dashboard.js b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/request-dashboard.js
index 72b6fd6c..29d77011 100644
--- a/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/request-dashboard.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/add_forge/request-dashboard.js
@@ -1,133 +1,138 @@
 /**
  * Copyright (C) 2022  The Software Heritage developers
  * See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
  * License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
  * See top-level LICENSE file for more information
  */
 
 import {handleFetchError, csrfPost, getHumanReadableDate} from 'utils/functions';
 import emailTempate from './forge-admin-email.ejs';
 import requestHistoryItem from './add-request-history-item.ejs';
 
 let forgeRequest;
 
 export function onRequestDashboardLoad(requestId) {
   $(document).ready(() => {
     populateRequestDetails(requestId);
 
     $('#contactForgeAdmin').click((event) => {
       contactForgeAdmin(event);
     });
 
     $('#updateRequestForm').submit(async function(event) {
       event.preventDefault();
       try {
         const response = await csrfPost($(this).attr('action'),
                                         {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
                                         $(this).serialize());
         handleFetchError(response);
         $('#userMessage').text('The request status has been updated ');
         $('#userMessage').removeClass('badge-danger');
         $('#userMessage').addClass('badge-success');
         populateRequestDetails(requestId);
       } catch (response) {
         $('#userMessage').text('Sorry; Updating the request failed');
         $('#userMessage').removeClass('badge-success');
         $('#userMessage').addClass('badge-danger');
       }
     });
   });
 }
 
 async function populateRequestDetails(requestId) {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(Urls.api_1_add_forge_request_get(requestId));
     handleFetchError(response);
     const data = await response.json();
     forgeRequest = data.request;
 
     $('#requestStatus').text(swh.add_forge.formatRequestStatusName(forgeRequest.status));
     $('#requestType').text(forgeRequest.forge_type);
     $('#requestURL').text(forgeRequest.forge_url);
     $('#requestContactName').text(forgeRequest.forge_contact_name);
     $('#requestContactConsent').text(forgeRequest.submitter_forward_username);
     $('#requestContactEmail').text(forgeRequest.forge_contact_email);
     $('#submitterMessage').text(forgeRequest.forge_contact_comment);
     $('#updateComment').val('');
 
     // Setting data for the email, now adding static data
     $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailTo', forgeRequest.forge_contact_email);
     $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailCc', forgeRequest.inbound_email_address);
     $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailSubject', `Software Heritage archival request for ${forgeRequest.forge_domain}`);
     populateRequestHistory(data.history);
     populateDecisionSelectOption(forgeRequest.status);
-  } catch (response) {
-    // The error message
-    $('#fetchError').removeClass('d-none');
-    $('#requestDetails').addClass('d-none');
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof Response) {
+      // The fetch request failed (in handleFetchError), show the error message
+      $('#fetchError').removeClass('d-none');
+      $('#requestDetails').addClass('d-none');
+    } else {
+      // Unknown exception, pass it through
+      throw e;
+    }
   }
 }
 
 function populateRequestHistory(history) {
   $('#requestHistory').children().remove();
 
   history.forEach((event, index) => {
     const historyEvent = requestHistoryItem({
       'event': event,
       'index': index,
       'getHumanReadableDate': getHumanReadableDate
     });
     $('#requestHistory').append(historyEvent);
   });
 }
 
 export function populateDecisionSelectOption(currentStatus) {
   const nextStatusesFor = {
     'PENDING': ['WAITING_FOR_FEEDBACK', 'REJECTED', 'SUSPENDED'],
     'WAITING_FOR_FEEDBACK': ['FEEDBACK_TO_HANDLE'],
     'FEEDBACK_TO_HANDLE': [
       'WAITING_FOR_FEEDBACK',
       'ACCEPTED',
       'REJECTED',
       'SUSPENDED'
     ],
     'ACCEPTED': ['SCHEDULED'],
     'SCHEDULED': [
       'FIRST_LISTING_DONE',
       'FIRST_ORIGIN_LOADED'
     ],
     'FIRST_LISTING_DONE': ['FIRST_ORIGIN_LOADED'],
     'FIRST_ORIGIN_LOADED': [],
     'REJECTED': [],
     'SUSPENDED': ['PENDING'],
     'DENIED': []
   };
 
   // Determine the possible next status out of the current one
   const nextStatuses = nextStatusesFor[currentStatus];
 
   function addStatusOption(status, index) {
     // Push the next possible status options
     const label = swh.add_forge.formatRequestStatusName(status);
     $('#decisionOptions').append(
       `<option value="${status}">${label}</option>`
     );
   }
   // Remove all the options and add new ones
   $('#decisionOptions').children().remove();
   nextStatuses.forEach(addStatusOption);
   $('#decisionOptions').append(
     '<option hidden disabled selected value> -- Add a comment -- </option>'
   );
 }
 
 function contactForgeAdmin(event) {
   // Open the mailclient with pre-filled text
   const mailTo = $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailTo');
   const mailCc = $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailCc');
   const subject = $('#contactForgeAdmin').attr('emailSubject');
   const emailText = emailTempate({'forgeUrl': forgeRequest.forge_url}).trim().replace(/\n/g, '%0D%0A');
   const w = window.open('', '_blank', '', true);
   w.location.href = `mailto:${mailTo}?Cc=${mailCc}&Reply-To=${mailCc}&Subject=${subject}&body=${emailText}`;
   w.focus();
 }