diff --git a/lemmylib/lib.py b/lemmylib/lib.py
index 656f6a9..648a29d 100644
--- a/lemmylib/lib.py
+++ b/lemmylib/lib.py
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ def call_api(self, method: LemmyApiMethod, endpoint: str, params: dict = None, h
         if response.ok:
             return response
         else:
-            raise Exception(
-                f"LemmyLib: API call failed with status code {response.status_code} and message {response.text}")
+            self._logger.error(f"LemmyLib call_api: "
+                               f"{method} {url}"
+                               f"{response.status_code} {response.text}")
+            return None
 
     def get_base_path(self):
         return f'/api/{API_VERSION}/'