diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.js b/lib/feature-flags.js
index c64c875b74..b68f7543ce 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.js
+++ b/lib/feature-flags.js
@@ -35,12 +35,17 @@ class GitHubFeatureFlags {
         this.logger = logger;
     }
     async getValue(flag) {
-        const response = (await this.getApiResponse())[flag];
+        const response = await this.getApiResponse();
         if (response === undefined) {
+            this.logger.debug(`No feature flags API response for ${flag}, considering it disabled.`);
+            return false;
+        }
+        const flagValue = response[flag];
+        if (flagValue === undefined) {
             this.logger.debug(`Feature flag '${flag}' undefined in API response, considering it disabled.`);
             return false;
         }
-        return response;
+        return flagValue;
     }
     async getApiResponse() {
         const loadApiResponse = async () => {
diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.js.map b/lib/feature-flags.js.map
index 391f241ff3..3f79e34175 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.js.map
+++ b/lib/feature-flags.js.map
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diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.test.js b/lib/feature-flags.test.js
index 42f17c1024..4c05989ce1 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.test.js
+++ b/lib/feature-flags.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ for (const variant of ALL_FEATURE_FLAGS_DISABLED_VARIANTS) {
         });
     });
 }
+(0, ava_1.default)("API response missing", async (t) => {
+    await (0, util_1.withTmpDir)(async (tmpDir) => {
+        (0, testing_utils_1.setupActionsVars)(tmpDir, tmpDir);
+        const loggedMessages = [];
+        const featureFlags = new feature_flags_1.GitHubFeatureFlags({ type: util_1.GitHubVariant.DOTCOM }, testApiDetails, testRepositoryNwo, (0, testing_utils_1.getRecordingLogger)(loggedMessages));
+        (0, testing_utils_1.mockFeatureFlagApiEndpoint)(403, {});
+        for (const flag of Object.values(feature_flags_1.FeatureFlag)) {
+            t.assert((await featureFlags.getValue(flag)) === false);
+        }
+        for (const featureFlag of ["ml_powered_queries_enabled"]) {
+            t.assert(loggedMessages.find((v) => v.type === "debug" &&
+                v.message ===
+                    `No feature flags API response for ${featureFlag}, considering it disabled.`) !== undefined);
+        }
+    });
+});
 (0, ava_1.default)("Feature flags are disabled if they're not returned in API response", async (t) => {
     await (0, util_1.withTmpDir)(async (tmpDir) => {
         (0, testing_utils_1.setupActionsVars)(tmpDir, tmpDir);
diff --git a/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map b/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map
index 1c3fd75f43..163fa3172b 100644
--- a/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map
+++ b/lib/feature-flags.test.js.map
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diff --git a/src/feature-flags.test.ts b/src/feature-flags.test.ts
index 0f84ca7d32..436c8c3053 100644
--- a/src/feature-flags.test.ts
+++ b/src/feature-flags.test.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,37 @@ for (const variant of ALL_FEATURE_FLAGS_DISABLED_VARIANTS) {
   });
 }
 
+test("API response missing", async (t) => {
+  await withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
+    setupActionsVars(tmpDir, tmpDir);
+
+    const loggedMessages = [];
+    const featureFlags = new GitHubFeatureFlags(
+      { type: GitHubVariant.DOTCOM },
+      testApiDetails,
+      testRepositoryNwo,
+      getRecordingLogger(loggedMessages)
+    );
+
+    mockFeatureFlagApiEndpoint(403, {});
+
+    for (const flag of Object.values(FeatureFlag)) {
+      t.assert((await featureFlags.getValue(flag)) === false);
+    }
+
+    for (const featureFlag of ["ml_powered_queries_enabled"]) {
+      t.assert(
+        loggedMessages.find(
+          (v: LoggedMessage) =>
+            v.type === "debug" &&
+            v.message ===
+              `No feature flags API response for ${featureFlag}, considering it disabled.`
+        ) !== undefined
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});
+
 test("Feature flags are disabled if they're not returned in API response", async (t) => {
   await withTmpDir(async (tmpDir) => {
     setupActionsVars(tmpDir, tmpDir);
diff --git a/src/feature-flags.ts b/src/feature-flags.ts
index c91c2f861d..2f8f426798 100644
--- a/src/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/src/feature-flags.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,21 @@ export class GitHubFeatureFlags implements FeatureFlags {
   ) {}
 
   async getValue(flag: FeatureFlag): Promise<boolean> {
-    const response = (await this.getApiResponse())[flag];
+    const response = await this.getApiResponse();
     if (response === undefined) {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `No feature flags API response for ${flag}, considering it disabled.`
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
+    const flagValue = response[flag];
+    if (flagValue === undefined) {
       this.logger.debug(
         `Feature flag '${flag}' undefined in API response, considering it disabled.`
       );
       return false;
     }
-    return response;
+    return flagValue;
   }
 
   private async getApiResponse(): Promise<FeatureFlagsApiResponse> {