diff --git a/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_apple_transfer_ids.py b/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_apple_transfer_ids.py
index 00177ec76c..73e2a7aa1f 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_apple_transfer_ids.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_apple_transfer_ids.py
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         except BadRequestException:
             log.info('Bad request for uid %s.', apple_id)
             transfer_id = ''
+        except (requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError, AttributeError):
+            log.info('JSONDecodeError/AttributeError for uid %s.', apple_id)
+            transfer_id = ''
 
         return transfer_id
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_new_apple_ids.py b/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_new_apple_ids.py
index 94882d1803..6a06a88533 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_new_apple_ids.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/third_party_auth/management/commands/generate_and_store_new_apple_ids.py
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         except BadRequestException:
             log.info('Bad request for transfer_id %s.', transfer_id)
             new_apple_id = ''
+        except (requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError, AttributeError):
+            log.info('JSONDecodeError/AttributeError for transfer_id %s.', transfer_id)
+            transfer_id = ''
 
         return new_apple_id