diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index 60ac96f99a..e1a654b9ea 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ QString extractErrorMessage(const QByteArray& errorResponse)
     }
 
     QString exception;
-    while (!reader.atEnd() && reader.error() == QXmlStreamReader::NoError) {
+    while (!reader.atEnd() && !reader.hasError()) {
         reader.readNextStartElement();
         if (reader.name() == QLatin1String("message")) {
             QString message = reader.readElementText();
diff --git a/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp b/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
index 58550b2803..09472be877 100644
--- a/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/networkjobs.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,12 @@ bool PropfindJob::finished()
                 }
             }
         }
-        emit result(items);
+        if (reader.hasError()) {
+            qDebug() << "PROPFIND request XML parser error: " << reader.errorString();
+            emit finishedWithError(reply());
+        } else {
+            emit result(items);
+        }
     } else {
         qDebug() << "PROPFIND request *not* successful, http result code is" << http_result_code
                  << (http_result_code == 302 ? reply()->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader).toString()  : QLatin1String(""));