diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 238d819..28f2e86 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
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+
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/releases/tag/1.7.0) - 2025-11-19
+
+<small>[Compare with 1.6.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/compare/1.6.0...1.7.0)</small>
+
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/releases/tag/1.6.0) - 2025-11-14
+
+<small>[Compare with 1.5.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/compare/1.5.0...1.6.0)</small>
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- remove rate limiter initialization log message (#169) #patch ([015107a](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/commit/015107aca15d5a4cf4eb746834bcbb7dac607e1d) by Jeff Schnitter).
+
+
 ## [1.5.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/releases/tag/1.5.0) - 2025-11-13
 
 <small>[Compare with 1.4.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/compare/1.4.0...1.5.0)</small>
diff --git a/cortexapps_cli/commands/backup.py b/cortexapps_cli/commands/backup.py
index 0b39592..2c4fe9d 100644
--- a/cortexapps_cli/commands/backup.py
+++ b/cortexapps_cli/commands/backup.py
@@ -698,3 +698,7 @@ def import_tenant(
                 print(f"cortex scorecards create -f \"{file_path}\"")
             elif import_type == "workflows":
                 print(f"cortex workflows create -f \"{file_path}\"")
+
+    # Exit with non-zero code if any imports failed
+    if total_failed > 0:
+        raise typer.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cortexapps_cli/cortex_client.py b/cortexapps_cli/cortex_client.py
index 9692efd..abc014f 100644
--- a/cortexapps_cli/cortex_client.py
+++ b/cortexapps_cli/cortex_client.py
@@ -156,8 +156,12 @@ def request(self, method, endpoint, params={}, headers={}, data=None, raw_body=F
                 print(error_str)
                 raise typer.Exit(code=1)
             except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                # if we can't parse the error message, just raise the HTTP error
-                response.raise_for_status()
+                # if we can't parse the error message, print a clean error and exit
+                status = response.status_code
+                reason = response.reason or 'Unknown error'
+                error_str = f'[red][bold]HTTP Error {status}[/bold][/red]: {reason}'
+                print(error_str)
+                raise typer.Exit(code=1)
 
         if raw_response:
             return response
diff --git a/tests/test_backup.py b/tests/test_backup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be9c138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_backup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from tests.helpers.utils import *
+import os
+import tempfile
+
+def test_backup_import_invalid_api_key(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that backup import exits with non-zero return code when API calls fail.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CORTEX_API_KEY", "invalidKey")
+
+    # Create a temp directory with a catalog subdirectory and a simple yaml file
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        catalog_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, "catalog")
+        os.makedirs(catalog_dir)
+
+        # Create a minimal catalog entity file
+        entity_file = os.path.join(catalog_dir, "test-entity.yaml")
+        with open(entity_file, "w") as f:
+            f.write("""
+info:
+  x-cortex-tag: test-entity
+  title: Test Entity
+  x-cortex-type: service
+""")
+
+        result = cli(["backup", "import", "-d", tmpdir], return_type=ReturnType.RAW)
+        assert result.exit_code != 0, f"backup import should exit with non-zero code on failure, got exit_code={result.exit_code}"
+
+
+def test_backup_export_invalid_api_key(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that backup export exits with non-zero return code and clean error message when API calls fail.
+    """
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CORTEX_API_KEY", "invalidKey")
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        result = cli(["backup", "export", "-d", tmpdir], return_type=ReturnType.RAW)
+        assert result.exit_code != 0, f"backup export should exit with non-zero code on failure, got exit_code={result.exit_code}"
+        assert "HTTP Error 401" in result.stdout, "Should show HTTP 401 error message"
+        assert "Traceback" not in result.stdout, "Should not show Python traceback"
diff --git a/tests/test_config_file.py b/tests/test_config_file.py
index f37cc81..1f86c97 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_file.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ def test_config_file_bad_api_key(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     monkeypatch.setattr('sys.stdin', io.StringIO('y'))
     f = tmp_path / "test-config-bad-api-key.txt"
     response = cli(["-c", str(f), "-k", "invalidApiKey", "scorecards", "list"], return_type=ReturnType.RAW)
-    assert "401 Client Error: Unauthorized" in str(response), "should get Unauthorized error"
+    assert "HTTP Error 401" in response.stdout, "should get Unauthorized error"
 
 def test_environment_variable_invalid_key(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("CORTEX_API_KEY", "invalidKey")
     response = cli(["scorecards", "list"], return_type=ReturnType.RAW)
-    assert "401 Client Error: Unauthorized" in str(response), "should get Unauthorized error"
+    assert "HTTP Error 401" in response.stdout, "should get Unauthorized error"
 
 def test_config_file_bad_url(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     monkeypatch.delenv("CORTEX_BASE_URL")
diff --git a/tests/test_scim.py b/tests/test_scim.py
index 3215747..ed5bda7 100644
--- a/tests/test_scim.py
+++ b/tests/test_scim.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from urllib.error import HTTPError
 import pytest
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Disabled until CET-23082 is resolved.")
 def test():
     response = cli(["scim", "list"], ReturnType.STDOUT)