diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/sync.go b/cmd/skopeo/sync.go
index 6884d8b1..2336669c 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/sync.go
@@ -216,15 +216,7 @@ func getImageTags(ctx context.Context, sysCtx *types.SystemContext, repoRef refe
 	}
 	tags, err := docker.GetRepositoryTags(ctx, sysCtx, dockerRef)
 	if err != nil {
-		var unauthorizedForCredentials docker.ErrUnauthorizedForCredentials
-		if errors.As(err, &unauthorizedForCredentials) {
-			// Some registries may decide to block the "list all tags" endpoint.
-			// Gracefully allow the sync to continue in this case.
-			logrus.Warnf("Registry disallows tag list retrieval: %s", err)
-			tags = nil
-		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error determining repository tags for image %s: %w", name, err)
-		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error determining repository tags for image %s: %w", name, err)
 	}
 
 	return tags, nil
diff --git a/integration/sync_test.go b/integration/sync_test.go
index 25c369b5..16569baf 100644
--- a/integration/sync_test.go
+++ b/integration/sync_test.go
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func (s *SyncSuite) TestFailsNoSourceImages(c *check.C) {
 	assertSkopeoFails(c, ".*No images to sync found in .*",
 		"sync", "--scoped", "--dest-tls-verify=false", "--src", "dir", "--dest", "docker", tmpDir, v2DockerRegistryURL)
 
-	assertSkopeoFails(c, ".*No images to sync found in .*",
+	assertSkopeoFails(c, ".*Error determining repository tags for repo docker.io/library/hopefully_no_images_will_ever_be_called_like_this: fetching tags list: requested access to the resource is denied.*",
 		"sync", "--scoped", "--dest-tls-verify=false", "--src", "docker", "--dest", "docker", "hopefully_no_images_will_ever_be_called_like_this", v2DockerRegistryURL)
 }
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ func (s *SyncSuite) TestFailsWithDockerSourceUnauthorized(c *check.C) {
 	tmpDir := c.MkDir()
 
 	//untagged
-	assertSkopeoFails(c, ".*Registry disallows tag list retrieval.*",
+	assertSkopeoFails(c, ".*requested access to the resource is denied.*",
 		"sync", "--scoped", "--src", "docker", "--dest", "dir", repo, tmpDir)
 
 	//tagged