diff --git a/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/api/v4/authenticated/ConversationApiV4.kt b/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/api/v4/authenticated/ConversationApiV4.kt
index 53ddf119b08..f5f76795f16 100644
--- a/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/api/v4/authenticated/ConversationApiV4.kt
+++ b/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/api/v4/authenticated/ConversationApiV4.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.wire.kalium.network.api.base.model.ConversationId
 import com.wire.kalium.network.api.base.model.GenerateGuestLinkRequest
 import com.wire.kalium.network.api.base.model.JoinConversationRequestV4
 import com.wire.kalium.network.api.v3.authenticated.ConversationApiV3
-import com.wire.kalium.network.exceptions.KaliumException
 import com.wire.kalium.network.utils.NetworkResponse
 import com.wire.kalium.network.utils.handleUnsuccessfulResponse
 import com.wire.kalium.network.utils.mapSuccess
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import io.ktor.client.request.parameter
 import io.ktor.client.request.post
 import io.ktor.client.request.preparePost
 import io.ktor.client.request.setBody
-import io.ktor.utils.io.errors.IOException
 
 internal open class ConversationApiV4 internal constructor(
     authenticatedNetworkClient: AuthenticatedNetworkClient,
@@ -88,15 +86,16 @@ internal open class ConversationApiV4 internal constructor(
     override suspend fun addMember(
         addParticipantRequest: AddConversationMembersRequest,
         conversationId: ConversationId
-    ): NetworkResponse<ConversationMemberAddedResponse> = try {
-        httpClient.post("$PATH_CONVERSATIONS/${conversationId.domain}/${conversationId.value}/$PATH_MEMBERS") {
-            setBody(addParticipantRequest)
-        }.let { response ->
-            wrapFederationResponse(response) { handleConversationMemberAddedResponse(response) }
+    ): NetworkResponse<ConversationMemberAddedResponse> = wrapKaliumResponse(
+        performRequest = {
+            httpClient.post("$PATH_CONVERSATIONS/${conversationId.domain}/${conversationId.value}/$PATH_MEMBERS") {
+                setBody(addParticipantRequest)
+            }
+        },
+        unsuccessfulResponseOverride = {
+            wrapFederationResponse(it) { handleConversationMemberAddedResponse(it) }
         }
-    } catch (e: IOException) {
-        NetworkResponse.Error(KaliumException.GenericError(e))
-    }
+    )
 
     override suspend fun generateGuestRoomLink(
         conversationId: ConversationId,
diff --git a/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/utils/NetworkUtils.kt b/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/utils/NetworkUtils.kt
index 042aaebb36c..21d8faaa31e 100644
--- a/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/utils/NetworkUtils.kt
+++ b/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/wire/kalium/network/utils/NetworkUtils.kt
@@ -24,15 +24,20 @@ import com.wire.kalium.network.api.base.model.FederationConflictResponse
 import com.wire.kalium.network.api.base.model.FederationUnreachableResponse
 import com.wire.kalium.network.exceptions.KaliumException
 import com.wire.kalium.network.kaliumLogger
+import com.wire.kalium.network.tools.KtxSerializer
 import io.ktor.client.call.NoTransformationFoundException
 import io.ktor.client.call.body
 import io.ktor.client.request.HttpRequestBuilder
 import io.ktor.client.statement.HttpResponse
+import io.ktor.client.statement.bodyAsText
 import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
 import io.ktor.http.URLProtocol
 import io.ktor.http.Url
 import io.ktor.http.isSuccess
+import io.ktor.serialization.ContentConvertException
 import io.ktor.serialization.JsonConvertException
+import kotlinx.serialization.MissingFieldException
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
 
 internal fun HttpRequestBuilder.setWSSUrl(baseUrl: Url, vararg path: String) {
     url {
@@ -282,17 +287,21 @@ suspend fun <T : Any> wrapFederationResponse(
  * i.e.: '/commit-bundles' 409 for "mls-stale-message" and 409 for "federation-conflict"
  */
 private suspend fun resolveStatusCodeBasedFirstOrFederated(response: HttpResponse): NetworkResponse.Error {
+    val responseString = response.bodyAsText()
+
     val kaliumException = try {
-        val errorResponse = response.body<ErrorResponse>()
+        val errorResponse = KtxSerializer.json.decodeFromString<ErrorResponse>(responseString)
+
         toStatusCodeBasedKaliumException(
             response.status,
             response,
             errorResponse
         )
-    } catch (exception: JsonConvertException) {
+    } catch (exception: SerializationException) {
         try {
-            KaliumException.FederationConflictException(response.body<FederationConflictResponse>())
-        } catch (_: NoTransformationFoundException) {
+            val federationConflictResponse = KtxSerializer.json.decodeFromString<FederationConflictResponse>(responseString)
+            KaliumException.FederationConflictException(federationConflictResponse)
+        } catch (_: SerializationException) {
             KaliumException.FederationConflictException(FederationConflictResponse(emptyList()))
         }
     }