diff --git a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ServerSideTests/ApiTests/API_Bugs_Spec.js b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ServerSideTests/ApiTests/API_Bugs_Spec.js
index 165fa40b00..61e20ab206 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ServerSideTests/ApiTests/API_Bugs_Spec.js
+++ b/app/client/cypress/integration/Regression_TestSuite/ServerSideTests/ApiTests/API_Bugs_Spec.js
@@ -176,17 +176,12 @@ describe("Rest Bugs tests", function () {
     );
     cy.ResponseStatusCheck("404 NOT_FOUND");
     cy.get(commonlocators.errorTab).should("be.visible").click({ force: true });
+    cy.get(commonlocators.debuggerToggle).click();
+    cy.wait(1000);
     cy.get(commonlocators.debuggerLabel)
       .invoke("text")
       .then(($text) => {
-        expect($text).to.eq("API execution error");
-      });
-    cy.get(commonlocators.debuggerToggle).click();
-    cy.wait(1000);
-    cy.get(commonlocators.debuggerDownStreamErrCode)
-      .invoke("text")
-      .then(($text) => {
-        expect($text).to.eq("[404 NOT_FOUND]");
+        expect($text).contains("Not found");
       });
   });
 
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/graphqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/GraphQLPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/graphqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/GraphQLPlugin.java
index eb60e48f95..d63a23470c 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/graphqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/GraphQLPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/graphqlPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/GraphQLPlugin.java
@@ -281,15 +281,6 @@ public class GraphQLPlugin extends BasePlugin {
                         client, httpMethod, uri, requestBodyObj, actionExecutionRequest,
                         objectMapper, hintMessages, errorResult, requestCaptureFilter
                     )
-                    .map(actionExecutionResult -> {
-                        if (! actionExecutionResult.getIsExecutionSuccess()) {
-                            actionExecutionResult.setErrorInfo(new AppsmithPluginException(GraphQLPluginError.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED,
-                                                                                           GraphQLErrorMessages.QUERY_EXECUTION_FAILED_ERROR_MSG,
-                                                                                           actionExecutionResult.getBody(),
-                                                                                           actionExecutionResult.getStatusCode() ));
-                        }
-                        return actionExecutionResult;
-                    })
                     .onErrorResume(error -> {
                         errorResult.setRequest(requestCaptureFilter.populateRequestFields(actionExecutionRequest));
                         errorResult.setIsExecutionSuccess(false);
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
index d4da509604..15088168cf 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
@@ -182,17 +182,6 @@ public class RestApiPlugin extends BasePlugin {
                         client, httpMethod, uri, requestBodyObj, actionExecutionRequest,
                         objectMapper, hintMessages, errorResult, requestCaptureFilter
                     )
-                    .map(actionExecutionResult -> {
-                        if (! actionExecutionResult.getIsExecutionSuccess()) {
-                            actionExecutionResult.setErrorInfo(
-                                    new AppsmithPluginException(RestApiPluginError.API_EXECUTION_FAILED,
-                                                                RestApiErrorMessages.API_EXECUTION_FAILED_ERROR_MSG,
-                                                                actionExecutionResult.getBody(),
-                                                                actionExecutionResult.getStatusCode()
-                                    ));
-                        }
-                        return actionExecutionResult;
-                    })
                     .onErrorResume(error -> {
                         errorResult.setRequest(requestCaptureFilter.populateRequestFields(actionExecutionRequest));
                         errorResult.setIsExecutionSuccess(false);
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPluginTest.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPluginTest.java
index 6879928d7a..90bd6b5e05 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPluginTest.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPluginTest.java
@@ -1872,5 +1872,33 @@ public class RestApiPluginTest {
                 .filter(appErrorCode -> appErrorCode.length() != 11 || !appErrorCode.startsWith("PE-RST")).count());
 
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenAPIReturnsNon200_doNotStringifyResponseBody() throws IOException {
+        // Generate a mock response which generates a non 200 HTTP status code e.g. HTTP 500
+        MockWebServer mockWebServer = new MockWebServer();
+        MockResponse mockRedirectResponse = new MockResponse()
+                .setResponseCode(500)
+                .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+                .setBody("{\"statusCode\":500,\"description\":\"Internal Server Error\"}");
+        mockWebServer.enqueue(mockRedirectResponse);
+
+        mockWebServer.start();
+
+        HttpUrl mockHttpUrl = mockWebServer.url("/mock.codes/500");
+        DatasourceConfiguration dsConfig = new DatasourceConfiguration();
+        dsConfig.setUrl(mockHttpUrl.toString());
+
+        ActionConfiguration actionConfig = new ActionConfiguration();
+        actionConfig.setHttpMethod(HttpMethod.GET);
+
+        Mono<ActionExecutionResult> resultMono = pluginExecutor.executeParameterized(null, new ExecuteActionDTO(), dsConfig, actionConfig);
+        StepVerifier.create(resultMono)
+                .assertNext(result -> {
+                    assertFalse(result.getIsExecutionSuccess());
+                    assertTrue(result.getBody() instanceof JsonNode);
+                })
+                .verifyComplete();
+    }
 }