diff --git a/docker/docker_client.go b/docker/docker_client.go
index 48427f3d37..3a33335fea 100644
--- a/docker/docker_client.go
+++ b/docker/docker_client.go
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ func (c *dockerClient) getBearerToken(ctx context.Context, challenge challenge,
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 	switch res.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
-		return nil, ErrUnauthorizedForCredentials
+		err := client.HandleErrorResponse(res)
+		return nil, err
 	case http.StatusOK:
 		break
 	default: