diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/source.rs b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/source.rs
index d68df2a1..a3fc1819 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/source.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/source.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ fn get_etherscan_contract(address: Address, domain: &str) -> Result<String> {
     // NOTE: We do not retrieve the bytecode since deploying contracts with the
     //   same bytecode is unreliable as the libraries have already linked and
     //   probably don't reference anything when deploying on other networks.
-
     let api_key = {
         let key_res = match domain {
             "etherscan.io" => env::var("ETHERSCAN_API_KEY").ok(),
@@ -276,6 +275,11 @@ fn get_etherscan_contract(address: Address, domain: &str) -> Result<String> {
     );
     let abi =
         util::http_get(&abi_url).context(format!("failed to retrieve ABI from {}", domain))?;
+
+    if abi.starts_with("Contract source code not verified") {
+        eyre::bail!("Contract source code not verified: {:?}", address);
+    }
+
     Ok(abi)
 }
 
diff --git a/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs b/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
index a3524b9b..6d7bf431 100644
--- a/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
+++ b/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use ethers_core::abi::{Abi, Address};
 
-use crate::{Client, Response, Result};
+use crate::{Client, EtherscanError, Response, Result};
 
 /// Arguments for verifying contracts
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ impl Client {
     pub async fn contract_abi(&self, address: Address) -> Result<Abi> {
         let query = self.create_query("contract", "getabi", HashMap::from([("address", address)]));
         let resp: Response<String> = self.get_json(&query).await?;
+        if resp.result.starts_with("Contract source code not verified") {
+            return Err(EtherscanError::ContractCodeNotVerified(address))
+        }
         Ok(serde_json::from_str(&resp.result)?)
     }
 
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ mod tests {
     use serial_test::serial;
 
     use ethers_core::types::Chain;
-    use ethers_solc::{MinimalCombinedArtifacts, Project, ProjectPathsConfig};
+    use ethers_solc::{Project, ProjectPathsConfig};
 
     use crate::{contract::VerifyContract, tests::run_at_least_duration, Client};
 
diff --git a/ethers-etherscan/src/errors.rs b/ethers-etherscan/src/errors.rs
index 8a53ca7a..01b552ad 100644
--- a/ethers-etherscan/src/errors.rs
+++ b/ethers-etherscan/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use ethers_core::types::Chain;
+use ethers_core::types::{Address, Chain};
 use std::env::VarError;
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@ pub enum EtherscanError {
     Reqwest(#[from] reqwest::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+    #[error("Contract source code not verified: {0}")]
+    ContractCodeNotVerified(Address),
 }