diff --git a/src/model/ApiError.ts b/src/model/ApiError.ts
index 47e541bd2..8b547985a 100644
--- a/src/model/ApiError.ts
+++ b/src/model/ApiError.ts
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@ export class ApiError {
 	request: Request
 
 	constructor(axiosError) {
+		const response = axiosError.response || {};
+		const request = axiosError.request || {};
 
-        this.statusCode = axiosError.response.status;
-		this.body = axiosError.response.data;
-		this.headers = axiosError.response.headers;
+		this.statusCode = response.status || 0;
+		this.body = response.data ?? axiosError.message;
+		this.headers = response.headers || {};
 		this.request = {
 			url: {
-				protocol: axiosError.request.protocol,
-				port: axiosError.request.agent?.defaultPort || axiosError.request.socket?.localPort,
-				host: axiosError.request.host,
-				path: axiosError.request.path,
+				protocol: request.protocol,
+				port: request.agent?.defaultPort || request.socket?.localPort,
+				host: request.host,
+				path: request.path,
 			},
-			headers: axiosError.request.getHeaders(),
-			method: axiosError.request.method
+			headers: typeof request.getHeaders === 'function' ? request.getHeaders() : {},
+			method: request.method
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/apiError.spec.ts b/src/test/apiError.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1ff9f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/apiError.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { ApiError } from '../model/ApiError';
+
+describe('ApiError', () => {
+	it('handles axios errors without a response', () => {
+		const apiError = new ApiError({
+			message: 'Network Error',
+			request: {
+				protocol: 'https:',
+				agent: {
+					defaultPort: 443,
+				},
+				host: 'api.xero.com',
+				path: '/api.xro/2.0/Invoices',
+				getHeaders: () => ({
+					authorization: 'Bearer token',
+				}),
+				method: 'GET',
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(apiError.generateError()).toEqual({
+			response: {
+				statusCode: 0,
+				body: 'Network Error',
+				headers: {},
+				request: {
+					url: {
+						protocol: 'https:',
+						port: 443,
+						host: 'api.xero.com',
+						path: '/api.xro/2.0/Invoices',
+					},
+					headers: {
+						authorization: 'Bearer token',
+					},
+					method: 'GET',
+				},
+			},
+			body: 'Network Error',
+		});
+	});
+
+	it('preserves axios response details when available', () => {
+		const apiError = new ApiError({
+			response: {
+				status: 401,
+				data: {
+					error: 'invalid_token',
+				},
+				headers: {
+					'content-type': 'application/json',
+				},
+			},
+			request: {
+				protocol: 'https:',
+				socket: {
+					localPort: 443,
+				},
+				host: 'api.xero.com',
+				path: '/api.xro/2.0/Invoices',
+				getHeaders: () => ({}),
+				method: 'GET',
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(apiError.generateError()).toEqual({
+			response: {
+				statusCode: 401,
+				body: {
+					error: 'invalid_token',
+				},
+				headers: {
+					'content-type': 'application/json',
+				},
+				request: {
+					url: {
+						protocol: 'https:',
+						port: 443,
+						host: 'api.xero.com',
+						path: '/api.xro/2.0/Invoices',
+					},
+					headers: {},
+					method: 'GET',
+				},
+			},
+			body: {
+				error: 'invalid_token',
+			},
+		});
+	});
+});