diff --git a/generics/constants/api-responses.js b/generics/constants/api-responses.js
index 7404a87a..568265f4 100644
--- a/generics/constants/api-responses.js
+++ b/generics/constants/api-responses.js
@@ -134,5 +134,6 @@ module.exports = {
     "CERTIFICATE_GENERATION_FAILED" : "Certificate generation failed",
     "NOT_ELIGIBLE_FOR_CERTIFICATE" : "Project is not eligible for certificate",
     "ISSUER_KID_NOT_FOUND" : "Failed to fetch certificate issuer kid",
-    "PROJECT_SUBMITTED_FOR_REISSUE" : "Submitted for project certificate reIssue"
+    "PROJECT_SUBMITTED_FOR_REISSUE" : "Submitted for project certificate reIssue",
+    "FAILED_TO_START_RESOURCE": "There was an error in starting/joining. Please try again after some time."
 };
diff --git a/module/userProjects/helper.js b/module/userProjects/helper.js
index 2283a2f1..3e0f7013 100644
--- a/module/userProjects/helper.js
+++ b/module/userProjects/helper.js
@@ -1273,7 +1273,12 @@ module.exports = class UserProjectsHelper {
                             ) {
                                     projectCreation.data.userProfile = userProfile.data.response;
                                     addReportInfoToSolution = true; 
-                            } 
+                            } else {
+                                throw {
+                                    message: CONSTANTS.apiResponses.FAILED_TO_START_RESOURCE,
+                                    status: HTTP_STATUS_CODE["failed_dependency"].status,
+                                };
+                            }
                         }
 
                     } else {
@@ -1286,7 +1291,12 @@ module.exports = class UserProjectsHelper {
                         ) {
                                 projectCreation.data.userProfile = userProfileData.data.response;
                                 addReportInfoToSolution = true; 
-                        } 
+                        } else {
+                            throw {
+                                message: CONSTANTS.apiResponses.FAILED_TO_START_RESOURCE,
+                                status: HTTP_STATUS_CODE["failed_dependency"].status,
+                            };
+                        }
                     }
 
                     projectCreation.data.userRoleInformation = userRoleInformation;