@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpRequest;
 import com.google.api.client.http.HttpResponse;
+import com.google.api.client.json.Json;
 import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
 import com.google.api.client.testing.http.HttpTesting;
 import com.google.api.client.testing.http.MockHttpTransport;
@@ -59,7 +60,10 @@ public static GoogleJsonResponseException newMock(JsonFactory jsonFactory,
 MockLowLevelHttpResponse otherServiceUnavaiableLowLevelResponse =
 new MockLowLevelHttpResponse()
 .setStatusCode(httpCode)
-.setReasonPhrase(reasonPhrase);
+.setReasonPhrase(reasonPhrase)
+.setContentType(Json.MEDIA_TYPE)
+.setContent("{ \"error\": { \"errors\": [ { \"reason\": \"" + reasonPhrase + "\" } ], " +
+"\"code\": " + httpCode + " } }");
 MockHttpTransport otherTransport = new MockHttpTransport.Builder()
 .setLowLevelHttpResponse(otherServiceUnavaiableLowLevelResponse)
 .build();