diff --git a/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py b/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
index acf7086a12..1a0e575850 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
@@ -706,6 +706,14 @@ def fetch_DT(
             dbsql,
         )
     except (grpc.RpcError, spark_errors.SparkConnectGrpcException) as e:
+        if isinstance(
+            e,
+            spark_errors.SparkConnectGrpcException,
+        ) and 'is not Shared or Single User Cluster' in str(e):
+            raise FaultyDataPrepCluster(
+                message=
+                f'The cluster you have provided: {cluster_id} does not have data governance enabled. Please use a cluster with a data security mode other than NONE. {e}',
+            ) from e
         if isinstance(
             e,
             spark_errors.SparkConnectGrpcException,
diff --git a/tests/a_scripts/data_prep/test_convert_delta_to_json.py b/tests/a_scripts/data_prep/test_convert_delta_to_json.py
index bb5b3f93d1..95610f00b6 100644
--- a/tests/a_scripts/data_prep/test_convert_delta_to_json.py
+++ b/tests/a_scripts/data_prep/test_convert_delta_to_json.py
@@ -750,3 +750,49 @@ def test_fetch_malformed_table_error(
 
         # Verify that get_total_rows was called
         mock_gtr.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch(
+        'llmfoundry.command_utils.data_prep.convert_delta_to_json.fetch',
+    )
+    @patch(
+        'llmfoundry.command_utils.data_prep.convert_delta_to_json.validate_and_get_cluster_info',
+    )
+    def test_non_shared_single_user_cluster_error(
+        self,
+        mock_validate_cluster_info: MagicMock,
+        mock_fetch: MagicMock,
+    ):
+        mock_validate_cluster_info.return_value = ('dbconnect', None, None)
+
+        exception_message = 'Cluster is not Shared or Single User Cluster'
+        spark_exception = SparkConnectGrpcException(exception_message)
+
+        mock_fetch.side_effect = spark_exception
+
+        # Define test inputs
+        delta_table_name = 'test_table'
+        json_output_folder = '/tmp/to/jsonl'
+        http_path = None
+        cluster_id = 'test-cluster-id'
+        use_serverless = False
+        DATABRICKS_HOST = 'https://test-host'
+        DATABRICKS_TOKEN = 'test-token'
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        with self.assertRaises(FaultyDataPrepCluster) as context:
+            fetch_DT(
+                delta_table_name=delta_table_name,
+                json_output_folder=json_output_folder,
+                http_path=http_path,
+                cluster_id=cluster_id,
+                use_serverless=use_serverless,
+                DATABRICKS_HOST=DATABRICKS_HOST,
+                DATABRICKS_TOKEN=DATABRICKS_TOKEN,
+            )
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            f'The cluster you have provided: {cluster_id} does not have data governance enabled. Please use a cluster with a data security mode other than NONE.',
+            str(context.exception),
+        )
+
+        mock_fetch.assert_called()