diff --git a/beemapi/exceptions.py b/beemapi/exceptions.py
index d734578e1b4639fa0d4bab00ef1b4d08b5074e65..d72962fdc35b9fe71225ac777508d9f05acd6ac3 100644
--- a/beemapi/exceptions.py
+++ b/beemapi/exceptions.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ class NoApiWithName(RPCError):
     pass
 
 
+class FollowApiNotEnabled(RPCError):
+    pass
+
+
 class ApiNotSupported(RPCError):
     pass
 
diff --git a/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py b/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
index 6d6705c4247d9226b9ef8b6db23359ff1fdb381f..597aceccf18342a2a7c19484980f9cb293d8cb49 100644
--- a/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
+++ b/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ class SteemNodeRPC(GrapheneRPC):
                     raise exceptions.ApiNotSupported(msg)
             else:
                 raise exceptions.NoApiWithName(msg)
+        elif re.search("follow_api_plugin not enabled", msg):
+            if self.nodes.working_nodes_count > 1 and self.nodes.num_retries > -1:
+                self._switch_to_next_node(str(e))
+                doRetry = True
+            else:
+                raise exceptions.FollowApiNotEnabled(msg)
         elif re.search("irrelevant signature included", msg):
             raise exceptions.UnnecessarySignatureDetected(msg)
         elif re.search("WinError", msg):