diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/http/mod.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/http/mod.rs
index 4d9f89f2..60c91841 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/remote/http/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/remote/http/mod.rs
@@ -179,11 +179,32 @@ async fn query(request: RequestBuilder) -> Result<QueryResponse> {
 	info!(target: LOG, "{request:?}");
 	let response = request.send().await?.error_for_status()?;
 	let bytes = response.bytes().await?;
-	let responses: Vec<HttpQueryResponse> =
-		bung::from_slice(&bytes).map_err(|error| Error::ResponseFromBinary {
-			binary: bytes.to_vec(),
-			error,
-		})?;
+	let responses = match bung::from_slice::<Vec<HttpQueryResponse>>(&bytes) {
+		Ok(responses) => responses,
+		Err(_) => {
+			let vec =
+				bung::from_slice::<Vec<(String, Status, String)>>(&bytes).map_err(|error| {
+					Error::ResponseFromBinary {
+						binary: bytes.to_vec(),
+						error,
+					}
+				})?;
+			let mut responses = Vec::with_capacity(vec.len());
+			for (time, status, data) in vec {
+				let (result, detail) = match status {
+					Status::Ok => (Value::from(data), String::new()),
+					Status::Err => (Value::None, data),
+				};
+				responses.push(HttpQueryResponse {
+					time,
+					status,
+					result,
+					detail,
+				});
+			}
+			responses
+		}
+	};
 	let mut map = IndexMap::<usize, QueryResult>::with_capacity(responses.len());
 	for (index, response) in responses.into_iter().enumerate() {
 		match response.status {
diff --git a/lib/tests/api.rs b/lib/tests/api.rs
index ecefc495..b039491e 100644
--- a/lib/tests/api.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/api.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ mod api_integration {
 	use serde_json::json;
 	use std::borrow::Cow;
 	use std::ops::Bound;
+	use surrealdb::error::Api as ApiError;
+	use surrealdb::error::Db as DbError;
 	use surrealdb::opt::auth::Database;
 	use surrealdb::opt::auth::Jwt;
 	use surrealdb::opt::auth::Namespace;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ mod api_integration {
 	use surrealdb::sql::statements::CommitStatement;
 	use surrealdb::sql::thing;
 	use surrealdb::sql::Thing;
+	use surrealdb::Error;
 	use surrealdb::Surreal;
 	use ulid::Ulid;
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/api/mod.rs b/lib/tests/api/mod.rs
index 7d2d45e1..e72d92e6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/api/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/api/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ async fn connect() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn yuse() {
 	let db = new_db().await;
-	db.use_ns(NS).use_db(Ulid::new().to_string()).await.unwrap();
+    let item = Ulid::new().to_string();
+    let error = db.create::<Vec<()>>(item.as_str()).await.unwrap_err();
+    match error {
+        // Local engines return this error
+        Error::Db(DbError::NsEmpty) => {}
+        // Remote engines return this error
+        Error::Api(ApiError::Query(error)) if error.contains("Specify a namespace to use") => {}
+        error => panic!("{:?}", error),
+    }
+	db.use_ns(NS).use_db(item).await.unwrap();
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]