diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-hubspot/source_hubspot/streams.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-hubspot/source_hubspot/streams.py
index 5b9c6584b06b..3c8fcc6dccb7 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-hubspot/source_hubspot/streams.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-hubspot/source_hubspot/streams.py
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ def giveup_handler(exc):
             return False
         if isinstance(exc, JSONDecodeError):
             return False
-        if TOKEN_REFRESH_RETRIES_EXCEEDED_ERROR.lower() in exc.response.text.lower():
+        if exc.response is not None and TOKEN_REFRESH_RETRIES_EXCEEDED_ERROR.lower() in exc.response.text.lower():
+            return False
+        if TOKEN_REFRESH_RETRIES_EXCEEDED_ERROR.lower() in str(exc):
             return False
         if isinstance(exc, (HubspotInvalidAuth, HubspotAccessDenied)):
             return True