diff --git a/client/core/api/apiUtils.cpp b/client/core/api/apiUtils.cpp
index 7c58e0e1..088fdba1 100644
--- a/client/core/api/apiUtils.cpp
+++ b/client/core/api/apiUtils.cpp
@@ -49,3 +49,32 @@ apiDefs::ConfigSource apiUtils::getConfigSource(const QJsonObject &serverConfigO
 {
     return static_cast<apiDefs::ConfigSource>(serverConfigObject.value(apiDefs::key::configVersion).toInt());
 }
+
+amnezia::ErrorCode apiUtils::checkNetworkReplyErrors(const QList<QSslError> &sslErrors, QNetworkReply *reply)
+{
+    const int httpStatusCodeConflict = 409;
+
+    if (!sslErrors.empty()) {
+        qDebug().noquote() << sslErrors;
+        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigSslError;
+    } else if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
+        return amnezia::ErrorCode::NoError;
+    } else if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NetworkError::OperationCanceledError
+               || reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NetworkError::TimeoutError) {
+        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigTimeoutError;
+    } else {
+        QString err = reply->errorString();
+        int httpStatusCode = reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute).toInt();
+        qDebug() << QString::fromUtf8(reply->readAll());
+        qDebug() << reply->error();
+        qDebug() << err;
+        qDebug() << httpStatusCode;
+        if (httpStatusCode == httpStatusCodeConflict) {
+            return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigLimitError;
+        }
+        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigDownloadError;
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "something went wrong";
+    return amnezia::ErrorCode::InternalError;
+}
diff --git a/client/core/api/apiUtils.h b/client/core/api/apiUtils.h
index bb122736..82ac315b 100644
--- a/client/core/api/apiUtils.h
+++ b/client/core/api/apiUtils.h
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef APIUTILS_H
 #define APIUTILS_H
 
+#include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QObject>
 
 #include "apiDefs.h"
+#include "core/defs.h"
 
 namespace apiUtils
 {
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ namespace apiUtils
 
     apiDefs::ConfigType getConfigType(const QJsonObject &serverConfigObject);
     apiDefs::ConfigSource getConfigSource(const QJsonObject &serverConfigObject);
+
+    amnezia::ErrorCode checkNetworkReplyErrors(const QList<QSslError> &sslErrors, QNetworkReply *reply);
 }
 
 #endif // APIUTILS_H
diff --git a/client/core/controllers/gatewayController.cpp b/client/core/controllers/gatewayController.cpp
index 44a3d5d1..268561ae 100644
--- a/client/core/controllers/gatewayController.cpp
+++ b/client/core/controllers/gatewayController.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "QRsa.h"
 
 #include "amnezia_application.h"
-#include "core/networkUtilities.h"
+#include "core/api/apiUtils.h"
 #include "utilities.h"
 
 namespace
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ErrorCode GatewayController::get(const QString &endpoint, QByteArray &responseBo
         bypassProxy(endpoint, reply, requestFunction, replyProcessingFunction);
     }
 
-    auto errorCode = NetworkUtilities::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
+    auto errorCode = apiUtils::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
     reply->deleteLater();
 
     return errorCode;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ ErrorCode GatewayController::post(const QString &endpoint, const QJsonObject api
         bypassProxy(endpoint, reply, requestFunction, replyProcessingFunction);
     }
 
-    auto errorCode = NetworkUtilities::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
+    auto errorCode = apiUtils::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
     reply->deleteLater();
     if (errorCode) {
         return errorCode;
diff --git a/client/core/defs.h b/client/core/defs.h
index c7fde0ee..330ebc48 100644
--- a/client/core/defs.h
+++ b/client/core/defs.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ namespace amnezia
         ApiMissingAgwPublicKey = 1105,
         ApiConfigDecryptionError = 1106,
         ApiServicesMissingError = 1107,
+        ApiConfigLimitError = 1108,
 
         // QFile errors
         OpenError = 1200,
diff --git a/client/core/errorstrings.cpp b/client/core/errorstrings.cpp
index 976915c2..c45b1eaf 100644
--- a/client/core/errorstrings.cpp
+++ b/client/core/errorstrings.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ QString errorString(ErrorCode code) {
     case (ErrorCode::ApiMissingAgwPublicKey): errorMessage = QObject::tr("Missing AGW public key"); break;
     case (ErrorCode::ApiConfigDecryptionError): errorMessage = QObject::tr("Failed to decrypt response payload"); break;
     case (ErrorCode::ApiServicesMissingError): errorMessage = QObject::tr("Missing list of available services"); break;
+    case (ErrorCode::ApiConfigLimitError): errorMessage = QObject::tr("The limit of allowed configurations per subscription has been exceeded"); break;
 
     // QFile errors
     case(ErrorCode::OpenError): errorMessage = QObject::tr("QFile error: The file could not be opened"); break;
diff --git a/client/core/networkUtilities.cpp b/client/core/networkUtilities.cpp
index 7d98e6a1..a5825f0d 100644
--- a/client/core/networkUtilities.cpp
+++ b/client/core/networkUtilities.cpp
@@ -107,26 +107,6 @@ QStringList NetworkUtilities::summarizeRoutes(const QStringList &ips, const QStr
     return QStringList();
 }
 
-amnezia::ErrorCode NetworkUtilities::checkNetworkReplyErrors(const QList<QSslError> &sslErrors, QNetworkReply *reply)
-{
-    if (!sslErrors.empty()) {
-        qDebug().noquote() << sslErrors;
-        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigSslError;
-    } else if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
-        return amnezia::ErrorCode::NoError;
-    } else if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NetworkError::OperationCanceledError
-               || reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NetworkError::TimeoutError) {
-        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigTimeoutError;
-    } else {
-        QString err = reply->errorString();
-        qDebug() << QString::fromUtf8(reply->readAll());
-        qDebug() << reply->error();
-        qDebug() << err;
-        qDebug() << reply->attribute(QNetworkRequest::HttpStatusCodeAttribute);
-        return amnezia::ErrorCode::ApiConfigDownloadError;
-    }
-}
-
 QString NetworkUtilities::getIPAddress(const QString &host)
 {
     QHostAddress address(host);
diff --git a/client/core/networkUtilities.h b/client/core/networkUtilities.h
index 805ce9e5..3b64b547 100644
--- a/client/core/networkUtilities.h
+++ b/client/core/networkUtilities.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
 
-#include "core/defs.h"
-
 
 class NetworkUtilities : public QObject
 {
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ public:
     static QString ipAddressFromIpWithSubnet(const QString ip);
 
     static QStringList summarizeRoutes(const QStringList &ips, const QString cidr);
-
-    static amnezia::ErrorCode checkNetworkReplyErrors(const QList<QSslError> &sslErrors, QNetworkReply *reply);
-
 };
 
 #endif // NETWORKUTILITIES_H
diff --git a/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp b/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
index ee133253..7085d9a2 100644
--- a/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
+++ b/client/ui/controllers/api/apiConfigsController.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ bool ApiConfigsController::updateServiceFromTelegram(const int serverIndex)
         connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::sslErrors, [this, &sslErrors](const QList<QSslError> &errors) { sslErrors = errors; });
         wait.exec();
 
-        auto errorCode = NetworkUtilities::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
+        auto errorCode = apiUtils::checkNetworkReplyErrors(sslErrors, reply);
         if (errorCode != ErrorCode::NoError) {
             reply->deleteLater();
             emit errorOccurred(errorCode);