diff --git a/lookup_plugins/re2oapi.py b/lookup_plugins/re2oapi.py
index 6b4bef87..52a52a34 100644
--- a/lookup_plugins/re2oapi.py
+++ b/lookup_plugins/re2oapi.py
@@ -413,7 +413,13 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
             if term == 'dnszones':
                 res.append(self._getzones(api_client))
             else:
-                res.append(self._rawquery(api_client, term))
+                try:
+                    res.append(self._rawquery(api_client, term))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise AnsibleError("""
+                    An error occured while running re2oapi
+                    lookup plugin. Original message was : {}"""
+                                       .format(to_native(e)))
         return res
 
     def _getzones(self, api_client):