diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
index 4860ed1..fb594b9 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/util/azure/blob_storage/AzureUtils.java
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@
         if (endpoint == null) {
             throw new CompilationException(PARAMETERS_REQUIRED, ENDPOINT_FIELD_NAME);
         }
-        builder.endpoint(endpoint);
+        try {
+            builder.endpoint(endpoint);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.EXTERNAL_SOURCE_ERROR, ex, getMessageOrToString(ex));
+        }
 
         // Shared Key
         if (accountName != null || accountKey != null) {
@@ -276,7 +280,11 @@
         if (endpoint == null) {
             throw new CompilationException(PARAMETERS_REQUIRED, ENDPOINT_FIELD_NAME);
         }
-        builder.endpoint(endpoint);
+        try {
+            builder.endpoint(endpoint);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new CompilationException(ErrorCode.EXTERNAL_SOURCE_ERROR, ex, getMessageOrToString(ex));
+        }
 
         // Shared Key
         if (accountName != null || accountKey != null) {