diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/fapiClient.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/fapiClient.ts
index 506b732abe3..3976232544c 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/fapiClient.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/fapiClient.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type FapiQueryStringParameters = {
 };
 
 export type FapiResponse<T> = Response & {
-  payload: FapiResponseJSON<T> | null;
+  payload: FapiResponseJSON<T>;
 };
 
 export type FapiRequestCallback<T> = (
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
index 7f032cd8c40..d8d297cd4ed 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
-import { isValidBrowserOnline } from '@clerk/shared/browser';
-import type { ClerkAPIErrorJSON, ClerkResourceJSON, ClerkResourceReloadParams, DeletedObjectJSON } from '@clerk/types';
+import type {
+  ClerkAPIErrorJSON,
+  ClerkPaginatedResponse,
+  ClerkResourceJSON,
+  ClerkResourceReloadParams,
+  DeletedObjectJSON,
+} from '@clerk/types';
 
 import { clerkMissingFapiClientInResources } from '../errors';
-import type { FapiClient, FapiRequestInit, FapiResponse, FapiResponseJSON, HTTPMethod } from '../fapiClient';
+import type { FapiClient, FapiRequestInit, FapiResponseJSON, HTTPMethod } from '../fapiClient';
 import type { Clerk } from './internal';
 import { ClerkAPIResponseError, Client } from './internal';
 
@@ -24,26 +29,20 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
     return BaseResource.clerk.getFapiClient();
   }
 
-  protected static async _fetch<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | DeletedObjectJSON | null>(
-    requestInit: FapiRequestInit,
-    opts: BaseFetchOptions = {},
-  ): Promise<FapiResponseJSON<J> | null> {
+  protected static async _fetch<
+    J extends
+      | ClerkResourceJSON
+      | ClerkResourceJSON[]
+      | DeletedObjectJSON
+      | DeletedObjectJSON[]
+      | ClerkPaginatedResponse<ClerkResourceJSON>
+      | null,
+  >(requestInit: FapiRequestInit, opts: BaseFetchOptions = {}): Promise<FapiResponseJSON<J>> {
     if (!BaseResource.fapiClient) {
       clerkMissingFapiClientInResources();
     }
 
-    let fapiResponse: FapiResponse<J>;
-
-    try {
-      fapiResponse = await BaseResource.fapiClient.request<J>(requestInit);
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (!isValidBrowserOnline()) {
-        console.warn(e);
-        return null;
-      } else {
-        throw e;
-      }
-    }
+    const fapiResponse = await BaseResource.fapiClient.request<J>(requestInit);
 
     const { payload, status, statusText, headers } = fapiResponse;
 
@@ -66,14 +65,10 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
       await BaseResource.clerk.handleUnauthenticated();
     }
 
-    if (status >= 400) {
-      throw new ClerkAPIResponseError(statusText, {
-        data: payload?.errors as ClerkAPIErrorJSON[],
-        status: status,
-      });
-    }
-
-    return null;
+    throw new ClerkAPIResponseError(statusText, {
+      data: payload?.errors as ClerkAPIErrorJSON[],
+      status: status,
+    });
   }
 
   protected static _updateClient<J>(responseJSON: FapiResponseJSON<J> | null): void {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Image.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Image.ts
index 19c07e0a070..829a1eb635e 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Image.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Image.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class Image extends BaseResource implements ImageResource {
         body: fd,
         headers,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as ImageJSON;
+    )?.response;
 
     return new Image(json);
   }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class Image extends BaseResource implements ImageResource {
         path,
         method: 'DELETE',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as ImageJSON;
+    )?.response;
 
     return new Image(json);
   }
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Organization.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Organization.ts
index ddb9b8f1cef..f3128b13b86 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Organization.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Organization.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
         method: 'POST',
         body: { name, slug } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationJSON;
+    )?.response;
 
     return new Organization(json);
   }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
         path: `/organizations/${organizationId}`,
         method: 'GET',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationJSON;
+    )?.response;
 
     return new Organization(json);
   }
@@ -126,14 +126,13 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
   getDomains = async (
     getDomainParams?: GetDomainsParams,
   ): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationDomainResource>> => {
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationDomainJSON>>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/domains`,
       method: 'GET',
       search: convertPageToOffset(getDomainParams) as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const { data: invites, total_count } =
-          res?.response as unknown as ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationDomainJSON>;
+        const { data: invites, total_count } = res.response;
 
         return {
           total_count,
@@ -152,21 +151,20 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
         path: `/organizations/${this.id}/domains/${domainId}`,
         method: 'GET',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationDomainJSON;
+    )?.response;
     return new OrganizationDomain(json);
   };
 
   getMembershipRequests = async (
     getRequestParam?: GetMembershipRequestParams,
   ): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationMembershipRequestResource>> => {
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationMembershipRequestJSON>>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/membership_requests`,
       method: 'GET',
       search: convertPageToOffset(getRequestParam) as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const { data: requests, total_count } =
-          res?.response as unknown as ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationMembershipRequestJSON>;
+        const { data: requests, total_count } = res.response;
 
         return {
           total_count,
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
       deprecated('offset', 'Use `initialPage` instead in Organization.limit.', 'organization:getMemberships:offset');
     }
 
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationMembershipJSON[]>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/memberships`,
       method: 'GET',
       search: isDeprecatedParams
@@ -206,7 +204,7 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
     })
       .then(res => {
         if (isDeprecatedParams) {
-          const organizationMembershipsJSON = res?.response as unknown as OrganizationMembershipJSON[];
+          const organizationMembershipsJSON = res.response;
           return organizationMembershipsJSON.map(orgMem => new OrganizationMembership(orgMem)) as any;
         }
 
@@ -233,13 +231,13 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
     getPendingInvitationsParams?: GetPendingInvitationsParams,
   ): Promise<OrganizationInvitation[]> => {
     deprecated('getPendingInvitations', 'Use the `getInvitations` method instead.');
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationInvitationJSON[]>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/invitations/pending`,
       method: 'GET',
       search: getPendingInvitationsParams as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const pendingInvitations = res?.response as unknown as OrganizationInvitationJSON[];
+        const pendingInvitations = res?.response;
         return pendingInvitations.map(pendingInvitation => new OrganizationInvitation(pendingInvitation));
       })
       .catch(() => []);
@@ -248,14 +246,13 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
   getInvitations = async (
     getInvitationsParams?: GetInvitationsParams,
   ): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationInvitationResource>> => {
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationInvitationJSON>>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/invitations`,
       method: 'GET',
       search: convertPageToOffset(getInvitationsParams) as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const { data: requests, total_count } =
-          res?.response as unknown as ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationInvitationJSON>;
+        const { data: requests, total_count } = res.response;
 
         return {
           total_count,
@@ -269,11 +266,11 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
   };
 
   addMember = async ({ userId, role }: AddMemberParams) => {
-    const newMember = await BaseResource._fetch({
+    const newMember = await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationMembershipJSON>({
       method: 'POST',
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/memberships`,
       body: { userId, role } as any,
-    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res?.response as OrganizationMembershipJSON));
+    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res.response));
     OrganizationMembership.clerk.__unstable__membershipUpdate(newMember);
     return newMember;
   };
@@ -287,20 +284,20 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
   };
 
   updateMember = async ({ userId, role }: UpdateMembershipParams): Promise<OrganizationMembership> => {
-    const updatedMember = await BaseResource._fetch({
+    const updatedMember = await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationMembershipJSON>({
       method: 'PATCH',
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/memberships/${userId}`,
       body: { role } as any,
-    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res?.response as OrganizationMembershipJSON));
+    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res.response));
     OrganizationMembership.clerk.__unstable__membershipUpdate(updatedMember);
     return updatedMember;
   };
 
   removeMember = async (userId: string): Promise<OrganizationMembership> => {
-    const deletedMember = await BaseResource._fetch({
+    const deletedMember = await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationMembershipJSON>({
       method: 'DELETE',
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/memberships/${userId}`,
-    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res?.response as OrganizationMembershipJSON));
+    }).then(res => new OrganizationMembership(res.response));
     OrganizationMembership.clerk.__unstable__membershipUpdate(deletedMember);
     return deletedMember;
   };
@@ -311,10 +308,10 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
 
   setLogo = async ({ file }: SetOrganizationLogoParams): Promise<OrganizationResource> => {
     if (file === null) {
-      return await BaseResource._fetch({
+      return await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationJSON>({
         path: `/organizations/${this.id}/logo`,
         method: 'DELETE',
-      }).then(res => new Organization(res?.response as OrganizationJSON));
+      }).then(res => new Organization(res.response));
     }
 
     let body;
@@ -329,12 +326,12 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
       body.append('file', file);
     }
 
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationJSON>({
       path: `/organizations/${this.id}/logo`,
       method: 'PUT',
       body,
       headers,
-    }).then(res => new Organization(res?.response as OrganizationJSON));
+    }).then(res => new Organization(res.response));
   };
 
   protected fromJSON(data: OrganizationJSON | null): this {
@@ -370,7 +367,7 @@ export class Organization extends BaseResource implements OrganizationResource {
         },
         { forceUpdateClient: true },
       )
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return this.fromJSON(json);
   }
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationDomain.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationDomain.ts
index 420349002f2..0c0b03cc66d 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationDomain.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationDomain.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class OrganizationDomain extends BaseResource implements OrganizationDoma
         method: 'POST',
         body: { name } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationDomainJSON;
+    ).response;
     return new OrganizationDomain(json);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationInvitation.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationInvitation.ts
index d89c8038434..45a1172629d 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationInvitation.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationInvitation.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class OrganizationInvitation extends BaseResource implements Organization
         method: 'POST',
         body: { email_address: emailAddress, role } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationInvitationJSON;
+    ).response;
     const newInvitation = new OrganizationInvitation(json);
     this.clerk.__unstable__invitationUpdate(newInvitation);
     return newInvitation;
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ export class OrganizationInvitation extends BaseResource implements Organization
   ): Promise<OrganizationInvitationResource[]> {
     const { emailAddresses, role } = params;
     const json = (
-      await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationInvitationJSON>({
+      await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationInvitationJSON[]>({
         path: `/organizations/${organizationId}/invitations/bulk`,
         method: 'POST',
         body: { email_address: emailAddresses, role } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as OrganizationInvitationJSON[];
+    ).response;
     // const newInvitation = new OrganizationInvitation(json);
     // TODO: Figure out what this is...
     // this.clerk.__unstable__invitationUpdate(newInvitation);
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationMembership.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationMembership.ts
index 0a4c188f6e5..e6dd0bc1ea6 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationMembership.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationMembership.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class OrganizationMembership extends BaseResource implements Organization
       );
     }
 
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<OrganizationMembershipJSON[]>({
       path: '/me/organization_memberships',
       method: 'GET',
       search: isDeprecatedParams
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class OrganizationMembership extends BaseResource implements Organization
     })
       .then(res => {
         if (isDeprecatedParams) {
-          const organizationMembershipsJSON = res?.response as unknown as OrganizationMembershipJSON[];
+          const organizationMembershipsJSON = res.response;
           return organizationMembershipsJSON.map(orgMem => new OrganizationMembership(orgMem)) as any;
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationSuggestion.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationSuggestion.ts
index 879ba46719f..9a26bd644f4 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationSuggestion.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/OrganizationSuggestion.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ export class OrganizationSuggestion extends BaseResource implements Organization
   static async retrieve(
     params?: GetUserOrganizationSuggestionsParams,
   ): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationSuggestion>> {
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationSuggestionJSON>>({
       path: '/me/organization_suggestions',
       method: 'GET',
       search: convertPageToOffset(params) as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const { data: suggestions, total_count } =
-          res?.response as unknown as ClerkPaginatedResponse<OrganizationSuggestionJSON>;
+        const { data: suggestions, total_count } = res.response;
 
         return {
           total_count,
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Token.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Token.ts
index 9471cb468ca..8fa748363ec 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Token.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Token.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ export class Token extends BaseResource implements TokenResource {
   jwt: JWT;
 
   static async create(path: string, body: any = {}): Promise<TokenResource> {
-    const json = (await BaseResource._fetch<TokenJSON>({
+    const json = await BaseResource._fetch<TokenJSON>({
       path,
       method: 'POST',
       body,
-    })) as unknown as TokenJSON;
+    });
 
-    return new Token(json, path);
+    return new Token(json.response, path);
   }
 
   constructor(data: TokenJSON, pathRoot?: string) {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/User.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/User.ts
index 3733a324297..262374bb3e6 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/User.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/User.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class User extends BaseResource implements UserResource {
           additional_scope: additionalScopes,
         } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as ExternalAccountJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new ExternalAccount(json, this.path() + '/external_accounts');
   };
@@ -176,19 +176,19 @@ export class User extends BaseResource implements UserResource {
         path: '/me/totp',
         method: 'POST',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as TOTPJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new TOTP(json);
   };
 
   verifyTOTP = async ({ code }: VerifyTOTPParams): Promise<TOTPResource> => {
     const json = (
-      await BaseResource._fetch<ExternalAccountJSON>({
+      await BaseResource._fetch<TOTPJSON>({
         path: '/me/totp/attempt_verification',
         method: 'POST',
         body: { code } as any,
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as TOTPJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new TOTP(json);
   };
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class User extends BaseResource implements UserResource {
         path: '/me/totp',
         method: 'DELETE',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as DeletedObjectJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new DeletedObject(json);
   };
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export class User extends BaseResource implements UserResource {
         path: this.path() + '/backup_codes/',
         method: 'POST',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as BackupCodeJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new BackupCode(json);
   };
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class User extends BaseResource implements UserResource {
         path: `${this.path()}/organization_memberships/${organizationId}`,
         method: 'DELETE',
       })
-    )?.response as unknown as DeletedObjectJSON;
+    ).response;
 
     return new DeletedObject(json);
   };
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/UserOrganizationInvitation.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/UserOrganizationInvitation.ts
index 40e4fa7fc06..64976ebc8e7 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/UserOrganizationInvitation.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/UserOrganizationInvitation.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@ export class UserOrganizationInvitation extends BaseResource implements UserOrga
   static async retrieve(
     params?: GetUserOrganizationInvitationsParams,
   ): Promise<ClerkPaginatedResponse<UserOrganizationInvitation>> {
-    return await BaseResource._fetch({
+    return await BaseResource._fetch<ClerkPaginatedResponse<UserOrganizationInvitationJSON>>({
       path: '/me/organization_invitations',
       method: 'GET',
       search: convertPageToOffset(params) as any,
     })
       .then(res => {
-        const { data: invites, total_count } =
-          res?.response as unknown as ClerkPaginatedResponse<UserOrganizationInvitationJSON>;
+        const { data: invites, total_count } = res.response;
 
         return {
           total_count,
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/services/authentication/SessionCookieService.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/services/authentication/SessionCookieService.ts
index ad75670e4b9..c29f42bccd7 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/services/authentication/SessionCookieService.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/services/authentication/SessionCookieService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { is4xxError, isClerkAPIResponseError, isNetworkError } from '@clerk/shared/error';
+import { is4xxError, isClerkAPIResponseError, isKnownError, isNetworkError } from '@clerk/shared/error';
 import type { Clerk, EnvironmentResource, SessionResource, TokenResource } from '@clerk/types';
 
 import type { CookieHandler } from '../../../utils';
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ export class SessionCookieService {
   }
 
   private handleGetTokenError(e: any) {
+    //return if network error
+    if (isNetworkError(e)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     //throw if not a clerk error
     if (!isClerkAPIResponseError(e)) {
       clerkCoreErrorTokenRefreshFailed(e.message || e);
@@ -106,10 +111,6 @@ export class SessionCookieService {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (isNetworkError(e)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     clerkCoreErrorTokenRefreshFailed(e.toString());
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/error.ts b/packages/shared/src/error.ts
index 38cb1927d33..5ec0102872d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/error.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/error.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ export function is4xxError(e: any): boolean {
   return !!status && status >= 400 && status < 500;
 }
 
+export const NETWORK_ERROR_STRING = 'networkerror';
 export function isNetworkError(e: any): boolean {
   // TODO: revise during error handling epic
   const message = (`${e.message}${e.name}` || '').toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '');
-  return message.includes('networkerror');
+  return message.includes(NETWORK_ERROR_STRING);
 }
 
 interface ClerkAPIResponseOptions {