diff --git a/spec/domain/ptime/client_spec.rb b/spec/domain/ptime/client_spec.rb
index 166499d4f..42d727b07 100644
--- a/spec/domain/ptime/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/domain/ptime/client_spec.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@
         expect(fetched_employees).to eq(ptime_employees_data)
     end
 
-    it 'should not raise PTimeClientError if LAST_PTIME_ERROR is less than 5 minutes ago' do
+    it 'should not raise PTimeClientError if LAST_PTIME_ERROR is more than 5 minutes ago' do
         stub_env_var("LAST_PTIME_ERROR", 6.minutes.ago.to_s)
         fetched_employees = Ptime::Client.new.request(:get, "employees", { per_page: 1000 })
         expect(fetched_employees).to eq(ptime_employees_data)
     end
 
+    it 'should raise PTimeClientError page is unreachable' do
+        stub_env_var("PTIME_BASE_URL", "irgend.oepp.is")
+        stub_ptime_request(ptime_employees.to_json, "employees?per_page=1000", 404)
+        expect {
+            Ptime::Client.new.request(:get, "employees", { per_page: 1000 })
+        }.to raise_error(CustomExceptions::PTimeClientError)
+    end
+
     it 'should raise PTimeClientError if LAST_PTIME_ERROR is less than 5 minutes ago' do
         stub_env_var("LAST_PTIME_ERROR", 4.minutes.ago.to_s)
         expect {
diff --git a/spec/support/ptime_helpers.rb b/spec/support/ptime_helpers.rb
index cc339ee3c..72da9c69b 100644
--- a/spec/support/ptime_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/ptime_helpers.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ def ptime_employees_data
         fixture_data("all_ptime_employees")[:data]
     end
 
-    def stub_ptime_request(return_body, path =nil)
+    def stub_ptime_request(return_body, path =nil, status = 200)
         path ||= "employees?per_page=1000"
         url = "http://#{ENV["PTIME_BASE_URL"]}/api/v1/#{path}"
         content_type = "application/vnd.api+json; charset=utf-8"
 
         stub_request(:get, url)
-            .to_return(body: return_body, headers: { 'content-type': content_type }, status: 200)
+            .to_return(body: return_body, headers: { 'content-type': content_type }, status: status)
             .with(basic_auth: [ENV["PTIME_API_USERNAME"], ENV["PTIME_API_PASSWORD"]])
     end