diff --git a/etna/ciim/client.py b/etna/ciim/client.py
index ea9120427..e54981960 100755
--- a/etna/ciim/client.py
+++ b/etna/ciim/client.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def fetch(
         response = self.make_request(f"{self.base_url}/fetch", params=params)
 
         # Convert the HTTP response to a Python dict
-        response_data = response.json()
+        response_data = self.decode_json_response(response)
 
         # Convert the Python dict to a ResultList
         result_list = self.resultlist_from_response(response_data)
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def search(
         response = self.make_request(f"{self.base_url}/search", params=params)
 
         # Convert the HTTP response to a Python dict
-        response_data = response.json()
+        response_data = self.decode_json_response(response)
 
         # Pull out the separate ES responses
         bucket_counts_data, results_data = response_data["responses"]
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ def search_all(
         response = self.make_request(f"{self.base_url}/searchAll", params=params)
 
         # Convert the HTTP response to a Python dict
-        response_data = response.json()
+        response_data = self.decode_json_response(response)
 
         # The API returns a series of ES 'responses', with results for each 'bucket'.
         # Each of these responses is converted to it's own `ResultList`, and the collective
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def search_unified(
         response = self.make_request(f"{self.base_url}/searchUnified", params=params)
 
         # Convert the HTTP response to a Python dict
-        response_data = response.json()
+        response_data = self.decode_json_response(response)
 
         # The API returns a single ES response for this endpoint, which can be directly converted
         # to a ResultList.
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ def fetch_all(
         response = self.make_request(f"{self.base_url}/fetchAll", params=params)
 
         # Convert the HTTP response to a Python dict
-        response_data = response.json()
+        response_data = self.decode_json_response(response)
 
         # The API returns a single ES response for this endpoint, which can be directly converted
         # to a ResultList.
@@ -597,6 +597,16 @@ def make_request(
         self._raise_for_status(response)
         return response
 
+    def decode_json_response(self, response):
+        """Returns decoded JSON data using the built-in json decoder"""
+        try:
+            return response.json()
+        except ValueError as e:
+            # log exception value with response body
+            logger.error(f"{str(e)}:Response body:{response.text}")
+            # suppress double exception raising, keeping original exception available
+            raise Exception(e) from None
+
     def _raise_for_status(self, response: requests.Response) -> None:
         """Raise custom error for any requests.HTTPError raised for a request.
 
diff --git a/etna/ciim/tests/test_client.py b/etna/ciim/tests/test_client.py
index 7db8b987b..6dabe916f 100644
--- a/etna/ciim/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/etna/ciim/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1174,3 +1174,57 @@ def test_valid_response(self):
         response = self.records_client.fetch_all()
         self.assertIsInstance(response, ResultList)
         self.assertEqual(response.hits, ())
+
+
+
+class DecodeJSONResponseTest(SimpleTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.records_client = get_records_client()
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_decode_json_response_fetch(self):
+
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            f"{settings.CLIENT_BASE_URL}/fetch",
+            status=204,  # no content
+            body="",
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        with self.assertLogs("etna.ciim.client", level="ERROR") as lc:
+            with self.assertRaisesMessage(
+                Exception, "Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)"
+            ):
+                self.records_client.fetch()
+            
+        self.assertIn(
+            "ERROR:etna.ciim.client:"
+            "Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0):"
+            "Response body:",
+            lc.output,
+        )
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_decode_json_response_search(self):
+
+        responses.add(
+            responses.GET,
+            f"{settings.CLIENT_BASE_URL}/search",
+            status=204,  # no content
+            body="",
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        with self.assertLogs("etna.ciim.client", level="ERROR") as lc:
+            with self.assertRaisesMessage(
+                Exception, "Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)"
+            ):
+                self.records_client.search()
+            
+        self.assertIn(
+            "ERROR:etna.ciim.client:"
+            "Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0):"
+            "Response body:",
+            lc.output,
+        )
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