diff --git a/modules/reconciler/src/main/kotlin/org/veupathdb/vdi/lib/reconciler/AppDBTarget.kt b/modules/reconciler/src/main/kotlin/org/veupathdb/vdi/lib/reconciler/AppDBTarget.kt
index 5836800e..75d8f969 100644
--- a/modules/reconciler/src/main/kotlin/org/veupathdb/vdi/lib/reconciler/AppDBTarget.kt
+++ b/modules/reconciler/src/main/kotlin/org/veupathdb/vdi/lib/reconciler/AppDBTarget.kt
@@ -6,35 +6,48 @@ import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.common.model.VDIReconcilerTargetRecord
 import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.common.util.CloseableIterator
 import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.db.app.AppDB
 import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.db.app.withTransaction
+import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.handler.client.response.uni.UninstallBadRequestResponse
+import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.handler.client.response.uni.UninstallUnexpectedErrorResponse
 import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.handler.mapping.PluginHandlers
 import org.veupathdb.vdi.lib.reconciler.exception.UnsupportedTypeException
 
 class AppDBTarget(
-    override val name: String,
-    private val projectID: String
+  override val name: String,
+  private val projectID: String
 ) : ReconcilerTarget {
 
-    private val appDB = AppDB()
+  private val appDB = AppDB()
 
-    override val type = ReconcilerTargetType.Install
+  override val type = ReconcilerTargetType.Install
 
-    override fun streamSortedSyncControlRecords(): CloseableIterator<VDIReconcilerTargetRecord> {
-        return appDB.accessor(projectID)!!.streamAllSyncControlRecords()
-    }
+  override fun streamSortedSyncControlRecords(): CloseableIterator<VDIReconcilerTargetRecord> {
+    return appDB.accessor(projectID)!!.streamAllSyncControlRecords()
+  }
 
-    override fun deleteDataset(datasetType: VDIDatasetType, datasetID: DatasetID) {
-        if (!PluginHandlers.contains(datasetType.name, datasetType.version)) {
-            throw UnsupportedTypeException("Unable to delete unknown dataset type $datasetType from target database " +
-                    "for project $projectID")
-        }
-        PluginHandlers[datasetType.name, datasetType.version]!!.client.postUninstall(datasetID, projectID)
-        appDB.withTransaction(projectID) {
-            it.deleteDatasetVisibilities(datasetID)
-            it.deleteDatasetProjectLinks(datasetID)
-            it.deleteSyncControl(datasetID)
-            it.deleteInstallMessages(datasetID)
-            it.deleteDatasetMeta(datasetID)
-            it.deleteDataset(datasetID)
-        }
+  override fun deleteDataset(datasetType: VDIDatasetType, datasetID: DatasetID) {
+    if (!PluginHandlers.contains(datasetType.name, datasetType.version)) {
+      throw UnsupportedTypeException(
+        "Unable to delete unknown dataset type $datasetType from target database " +
+          "for project $projectID"
+      )
     }
+
+    val res = PluginHandlers[datasetType.name, datasetType.version]!!.client.postUninstall(datasetID, projectID)
+
+    if (!res.isSuccessResponse)
+      when (res) {
+        is UninstallBadRequestResponse -> throw Exception("Failed to uninstall dataset $datasetID from project $projectID: ${res.message}")
+        is UninstallUnexpectedErrorResponse -> throw Exception("Failed to uninstall dataset $datasetID from project $projectID: ${res.message}")
+        else -> throw Exception("Failed to uninstall dataset $datasetID from project $projectID")
+      }
+
+      appDB.withTransaction(projectID) {
+        it.deleteDatasetVisibilities(datasetID)
+        it.deleteDatasetProjectLinks(datasetID)
+        it.deleteSyncControl(datasetID)
+        it.deleteInstallMessages(datasetID)
+        it.deleteDatasetMeta(datasetID)
+        it.deleteDataset(datasetID)
+      }
+  }
 }
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