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diff --git a/tests/test_errors.py b/tests/test_errors.py
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+import pytest
+from mastodon.Mastodon import MastodonAPIError
+
+try:
+    from mock import MagicMock
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+def test_nonstandard_errors(api):
+    response = MagicMock()
+    response.json = MagicMock(return_value=
+            "I am a non-standard instance and this error is a plain string.")
+    response.ok = False
+    session = MagicMock()
+    session.request = MagicMock(return_value=response)
+
+    api.session = session
+    with pytest.raises(MastodonAPIError):
+        api.instance()
+