diff --git a/services/librariesio/librariesio-base.js b/services/librariesio/librariesio-base.js
index 70d02a73612b8..d6c5fbb60de65 100644
--- a/services/librariesio/librariesio-base.js
+++ b/services/librariesio/librariesio-base.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class LibrariesIoBase extends BaseJsonService {
     const json = await this._requestJson({
       schema: packageOrRepoSchema,
       url: `https://libraries.io/api/${platform}/${packageName}`,
-      notFoundMessage: 'package not found',
+      errorMessages: { 404: 'package not found' },
     })
     const isPackage = Boolean(json.platform)
     if (isPackage && !allowPackages) {