diff --git a/modules/cfe_testcase/src/es_task_test.c b/modules/cfe_testcase/src/es_task_test.c
index 1c3d892fc..8cc55b155 100644
--- a/modules/cfe_testcase/src/es_task_test.c
+++ b/modules/cfe_testcase/src/es_task_test.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void TestChildTaskName(void)
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(NULL, TaskId, sizeof(TaskNameBuf)), CFE_ES_BAD_ARGUMENT);
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(TaskNameBuf, CFE_ES_TASKID_UNDEFINED, sizeof(TaskNameBuf)),
                       CFE_ES_ERR_RESOURCEID_NOT_VALID);
-    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(TaskNameBuf, TaskId, sizeof(TaskName) - 4), CFE_ES_ERR_RESOURCEID_NOT_VALID);
+    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(TaskNameBuf, TaskId, sizeof(TaskName) - 4), CFE_STATUS_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_FAIL);
 
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_DeleteChildTask(TaskId), CFE_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_api.c b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_api.c
index e58327320..424a082e2 100644
--- a/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_api.c
+++ b/modules/es/fsw/src/cfe_es_api.c
@@ -987,10 +987,14 @@ CFE_Status_t CFE_ES_GetTaskName(char *TaskName, CFE_ES_TaskId_t TaskId, size_t B
     OsalId = CFE_ES_TaskId_ToOSAL(TaskId);
     Result = OS_GetResourceName(OsalId, TaskName, BufferLength);
 
-    if (Result != OS_SUCCESS)
+    if (Result == OS_ERR_INVALID_ID)
     {
         return CFE_ES_ERR_RESOURCEID_NOT_VALID;
     }
+    else if (Result != OS_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        return CFE_STATUS_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_FAIL;
+    }
 
     return CFE_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/modules/es/ut-coverage/es_UT.c b/modules/es/ut-coverage/es_UT.c
index f788e2704..97ec5db09 100644
--- a/modules/es/ut-coverage/es_UT.c
+++ b/modules/es/ut-coverage/es_UT.c
@@ -4202,8 +4202,11 @@ void TestAPI(void)
                       CFE_ES_ERR_RESOURCEID_NOT_VALID);
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(NULL, TaskId, sizeof(AppName)), CFE_ES_BAD_ARGUMENT);
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(AppName, TaskId, sizeof(AppName)), CFE_SUCCESS);
-    UT_SetDeferredRetcode(UT_KEY(OS_GetResourceName), 1, OS_ERROR);
+    UT_SetDeferredRetcode(UT_KEY(OS_GetResourceName), 1, OS_ERR_INVALID_ID);
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(AppName, TaskId, sizeof(AppName)), CFE_ES_ERR_RESOURCEID_NOT_VALID);
+    UT_SetDeferredRetcode(UT_KEY(OS_GetResourceName), 1, OS_ERROR);
+    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskName(AppName, TaskId, sizeof(AppName)), CFE_STATUS_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_FAIL);
+
 
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskIDByName(&TaskId, NULL), CFE_ES_BAD_ARGUMENT);
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_ES_GetTaskIDByName(&TaskId, AppName), CFE_SUCCESS);