diff --git a/server/report-receiver/receiver.py b/server/report-receiver/receiver.py
index 730b0e1..967bf10 100644
--- a/server/report-receiver/receiver.py
+++ b/server/report-receiver/receiver.py
@@ -191,8 +191,14 @@ class Gitea:
             "Content-Type": content_type,
             "Accept": "application/json",
         })
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=self.timeout) as response:
-            return json.load(response)
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=self.timeout) as response:
+                return json.load(response)
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
+            # Gitea's reason, e.g. a token without the right permission, for the journal
+            with error:
+                detail = error.read(500).decode("utf-8", errors="replace").strip()
+            raise OSError(f"Gitea answered {error.code}: {detail or error.reason}") from None
 
     def create_issue(self, title, body):
         """The new issue's number."""
diff --git a/server/report-receiver/test_receiver.py b/server/report-receiver/test_receiver.py
index 8e9f3de..bb67c56 100644
--- a/server/report-receiver/test_receiver.py
+++ b/server/report-receiver/test_receiver.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class FakeGitea:
 
     def close(self):
         self.server.shutdown()
+        self.server.server_close()
 
 
 class ReceiverTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ class ReceiverTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.server.shutdown()
+        self.server.server_close()
         self.gitea.close()
         shutil.rmtree(self.tmp)
 
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@ class ReceiverTest(unittest.TestCase):
         output = self.send("--offer", str(self.log), "71-siblings.sh", "46-neovim.sh")
         self.assertIn("Your report's ID is CD-", output)
         report_id = output.split("Your report's ID is ")[1].split(";")[0]
-        self.wait_for(lambda: self.gitea.attachments)
+        # Filed means attached and no longer pending, which happens just after
+        self.wait_for(lambda: not (self.tmp / "state" / report_id / "pending").exists())
 
         issue = self.gitea.issues[0]
         self.assertEqual(issue["path"], "/api/v1/repos/Federated_Computer/coredesktop-reports/issues")
@@ -154,7 +157,8 @@ class ReceiverTest(unittest.TestCase):
             with urllib.request.urlopen(request) as response:
                 return response.status, response.read().decode()
         except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
-            return error.code, error.read().decode()
+            with error:
+                return error.code, error.read().decode()
 
     def test_things_that_arent_reports_are_turned_away(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.post(b"hello", "text/plain")[0], 400)
@@ -180,6 +184,7 @@ class ReceiverTest(unittest.TestCase):
         request = urllib.request.Request(self.url.replace("/report", "/other"), data=b"x", method="POST")
         with self.assertRaises(urllib.error.HTTPError) as caught:
             urllib.request.urlopen(request)
+        caught.exception.close()
         self.assertEqual(caught.exception.code, 404)