diff --git a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
index d732ba7556..9b477903ae 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils.go
@@ -35,13 +35,19 @@ func Paginator[Tobj any, Treq any, Tres PaginatorResponse[Tobj]](
 	req PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres],
 	opts PaginatorOptions,
 ) ([]Tobj, error) {
+	if opts.Logger == nil {
+		opts.Logger = log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger())
+	}
 	var bfreq, cfreq interface{}
 	fetchOffset := func(page int32) (Tres, error) {
 		bfreq = req.Page(page)
 		cfreq = bfreq.(PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres]).PageSize(int32(opts.PageSize))
-		res, _, err := cfreq.(PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres]).Execute()
+		res, hres, err := cfreq.(PaginatorRequest[Treq, Tres]).Execute()
 		if err != nil {
 			opts.Logger.WithError(err).WithField("page", page).Warning("failed to fetch page")
+			if hres != nil && hres.StatusCode >= 400 && hres.StatusCode < 500 {
+				return res, err
+			}
 		}
 		return res, err
 	}
@@ -51,6 +57,9 @@ func Paginator[Tobj any, Treq any, Tres PaginatorResponse[Tobj]](
 	for {
 		apiObjects, err := fetchOffset(page)
 		if err != nil {
+			if page == 1 {
+				return objects, err
+			}
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go
index ac751f943a..7ee84e13f4 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/ak/api_utils_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,64 @@
 package ak
 
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"goauthentik.io/api/v3"
+)
+
+type fakeAPIType struct{}
+
+type fakeAPIResponse struct {
+	results    []fakeAPIType
+	pagination api.Pagination
+}
+
+func (fapi *fakeAPIResponse) GetResults() []fakeAPIType     { return fapi.results }
+func (fapi *fakeAPIResponse) GetPagination() api.Pagination { return fapi.pagination }
+
+type fakeAPIRequest struct {
+	res  *fakeAPIResponse
+	http *http.Response
+	err  error
+}
+
+func (fapi *fakeAPIRequest) Page(page int32) *fakeAPIRequest     { return fapi }
+func (fapi *fakeAPIRequest) PageSize(size int32) *fakeAPIRequest { return fapi }
+func (fapi *fakeAPIRequest) Execute() (*fakeAPIResponse, *http.Response, error) {
+	return fapi.res, fapi.http, fapi.err
+}
+
+func Test_Simple(t *testing.T) {
+	req := &fakeAPIRequest{
+		res: &fakeAPIResponse{
+			results: []fakeAPIType{
+				{},
+			},
+			pagination: api.Pagination{
+				TotalPages: 1,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	res, err := Paginator(req, PaginatorOptions{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, res, 1)
+}
+
+func Test_BadRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	req := &fakeAPIRequest{
+		http: &http.Response{
+			StatusCode: 400,
+		},
+		err: errors.New("foo"),
+	}
+	res, err := Paginator(req, PaginatorOptions{})
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []fakeAPIType{}, res)
+}
+
 // func Test_PaginatorCompile(t *testing.T) {
 // 	req := api.ApiCoreUsersListRequest{}
 // 	Paginator(req, PaginatorOptions{