diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index af60944863..e626483643 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
-- Add better error message is the workflow does not have the `security-events: write` permission. [#882](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/882)
+- Add a better warning message stating that experimental features will be disabled if the workflow has been triggered by a pull request from a fork or the `security-events: write` permission is not present. [#882](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/882)
 
 ## 1.0.30 - 24 Jan 2022
 
diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.test.js b/lib/feature-flags.test.js
index b459d68e2c..6f46e2db78 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.test.js
+++ b/lib/feature-flags.test.js
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ for (const variant of ALL_FEATURE_FLAGS_DISABLED_VARIANTS) {
         }
     });
 });
+(0, ava_1.default)("Feature flags exception is propagated if the API request errors", async (t) => {
+    await (0, util_1.withTmpDir)(async (tmpDir) => {
+        (0, testing_utils_1.setupActionsVars)(tmpDir, tmpDir);
+        const featureFlags = new feature_flags_1.GitHubFeatureFlags({ type: util_1.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM }, testApiDetails, testRepositoryNwo, (0, logging_1.getRunnerLogger)(true));
+        (0, testing_utils_1.mockFeatureFlagApiEndpoint)(500, {});
+        await t.throwsAsync(async () => featureFlags.getValue(feature_flags_1.FeatureFlag.DatabaseUploadsEnabled), {
+            message: "Encountered an error while trying to load feature flags: Error: some error message",
+        });
+    });
+});
 const FEATURE_FLAGS = [
     "database_uploads_enabled",
     "ml_powered_queries_enabled",
diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map b/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map
index 85b3b25c7a..532d5998d2 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map
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diff --git a/src/feature-flags.test.ts b/src/feature-flags.test.ts
index cba2bd797e..f8e73ec23d 100644
--- a/src/feature-flags.test.ts
+++ b/src/feature-flags.test.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,29 @@ test("Feature flags are disabled if they're not returned in API response", async
   });
 });
 
+test("Feature flags exception is propagated if the API request errors", async (t) => {
+  await withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
+    setupActionsVars(tmpDir, tmpDir);
+
+    const featureFlags = new GitHubFeatureFlags(
+      { type: GitHubVariant.DOTCOM },
+      testApiDetails,
+      testRepositoryNwo,
+      getRunnerLogger(true)
+    );
+
+    mockFeatureFlagApiEndpoint(500, {});
+
+    await t.throwsAsync(
+      async () => featureFlags.getValue(FeatureFlag.DatabaseUploadsEnabled),
+      {
+        message:
+          "Encountered an error while trying to load feature flags: Error: some error message",
+      }
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 const FEATURE_FLAGS = [
   "database_uploads_enabled",
   "ml_powered_queries_enabled",