diff --git a/lavalink/transport.py b/lavalink/transport.py
index 4a0dc7df..f7d43823 100644
--- a/lavalink/transport.py
+++ b/lavalink/transport.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ async def _request(self, method: str, path: str, to=None, trace: bool = False, v
 
                 raise RequestError('An invalid response was received from the node.',
                                    status=res.status, response=await res.json(), params=kwargs.get('params', {}))
-        except RequestError:
-            raise
+        except (AuthenticationError, RequestError):
+            raise  # Pass the caught errors back to the caller in their 'original' form.
         except Exception as original:  # It's not pretty but aiohttp doesn't specify what exceptions can be thrown.
             raise ClientError from original