diff --git a/tardis/adapters/sites/lancium.py b/tardis/adapters/sites/lancium.py
index e71e67ac..b48ecbdc 100644
--- a/tardis/adapters/sites/lancium.py
+++ b/tardis/adapters/sites/lancium.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 from aiolancium.client import Authenticator, LanciumClient
+from simple_rest_client.exceptions import AuthError, ClientError
 
-from ...exceptions.tardisexceptions import TardisError, TardisResourceStatusUpdateFailed
+from ...exceptions.tardisexceptions import (
+    TardisError,
+    TardisResourceStatusUpdateFailed,
+    TardisDroneCrashed,
+)
 from ...interfaces.siteadapter import SiteAdapter, ResourceStatus
 from ...utilities.attributedict import AttributeDict, convert_to_attribute_dict
 from ...utilities.asynccachemap import AsyncCacheMap
@@ -144,5 +149,19 @@ async def terminate_resource(self, resource_attributes: AttributeDict):
     def handle_exceptions(self):
         try:
             yield
+        except AuthError as ae:
+            # AuthError inherits ClientError but does not contain a response
+            # therefore handle AuthError separately before ClientError
+            raise TardisError from ae
+        except ClientError as ce:
+            status_code = ce.response.status_code
+            if status_code == 404:
+                # Drone does not exist anymore
+                raise TardisDroneCrashed from ce
+            elif status_code == 409:
+                # Current status of the drone does not allow the performed operation
+                # Let us wait until the next resource status update
+                raise TardisResourceStatusUpdateFailed from ce
+            raise TardisError from ce
         except Exception as ex:
             raise TardisError from ex
diff --git a/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_lancium.py b/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_lancium.py
index 16c199bd..afb913dd 100644
--- a/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_lancium.py
+++ b/tests/adapters_t/sites_t/test_lancium.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from tardis.adapters.sites.lancium import LanciumAdapter
 from tardis.exceptions.tardisexceptions import (
+    TardisDroneCrashed,
     TardisResourceStatusUpdateFailed,
     TardisError,
 )
 from tardis.interfaces.siteadapter import ResourceStatus
 from tardis.utilities.attributedict import AttributeDict
 
-from simple_rest_client.exceptions import AuthError
+from simple_rest_client.exceptions import AuthError, ClientError
 
 from ...utilities.utilities import run_async, set_awaitable_return_value
 
@@ -250,11 +251,12 @@ def run_it(job_id):
                 id=int(job_id)
             )
 
-        self.mocked_lancium_api.jobs.terminate_job.side_effect = AuthError(
-            "operation=auth_error", {}
-        )
-        with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
-            run_it(123)
+        for exception in (AuthError, ClientError):
+            self.mocked_lancium_api.jobs.terminate_job.side_effect = exception(
+                "test", AttributeDict
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(exception):
+                run_it(123)
 
     def test_terminate_resource(self):
         def run_it(job_id):
@@ -267,13 +269,22 @@ def run_it(job_id):
             run_it(job_id)
             self.mocked_lancium_api.jobs.delete_job.assert_called_with(id=int(job_id))
 
-        self.mocked_lancium_api.jobs.delete_job.side_effect = AuthError(
-            "operation=auth_error", {}
-        )
-        with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
-            run_it(123)
+        for exception in (AuthError, ClientError):
+            self.mocked_lancium_api.jobs.delete_job.side_effect = exception(
+                "test", AttributeDict()
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(exception):
+                run_it(123)
 
     def test_exception_handling(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TardisError):
             with self.adapter.handle_exceptions():
                 raise AuthError("test", "test")
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TardisResourceStatusUpdateFailed):
+            with self.adapter.handle_exceptions():
+                raise ClientError("error", AttributeDict(status_code=409))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(TardisDroneCrashed):
+            with self.adapter.handle_exceptions():
+                raise ClientError("error", AttributeDict(status_code=404))