diff --git a/magnumclient/common/httpclient.py b/magnumclient/common/httpclient.py
index ecf7e4a2..3fd21e19 100644
--- a/magnumclient/common/httpclient.py
+++ b/magnumclient/common/httpclient.py
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ def _extract_error_json(body):
         if 'error_message' in body_json:
             raw_msg = body_json['error_message']
             error_json = json.loads(raw_msg)
+        else:
+            error_body = body_json['errors'][0]
+            raw_msg = error_body['title']
+            error_json = {'faultstring': error_body['title'],
+                          'debuginfo': error_body['detail']}
+
     except ValueError:
         return {}