diff --git a/plugins/inventory/netbird.py b/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
index de607e5..1861ba8 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/netbird.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
 # Specific for the NetbirdAPI Class
 import json
+import re
 
 try:
     import requests
@@ -286,6 +287,12 @@ class NetbirdApi:
         }
         peers = []
         response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
+        if response.status_code in [401]:
+            raise ConnectionRefusedError(f"{response.status_code}: {response.text}\nPlease check the API Key and URL.")
+
+        elif re.match('4\\d\\d', response.status_code):
+            raise ConnectionError(f"{response.status_code}: {response.text}\nPlease check the API Key and URL.")
+
         peer_json = json.loads(response.text)
         for current_peer_map in peer_json:
             current_peer = Peer(current_peer_map["hostname"], current_peer_map['dns_label'], current_peer_map["id"], current_peer_map)
diff --git a/tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/only_connected.netbird.yml b/tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/only_connected.netbird.yml
index 814a64b..3fb5665 100644
--- a/tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/only_connected.netbird.yml
+++ b/tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/only_connected.netbird.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ groups:
 strict: No
 keyed_groups:
 compose:
+  ansible_ssh_host: ip
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
index bf33704..8ac4ad2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_netbird.py
@@ -111,3 +111,29 @@ def test_with_multiple_groups(inventory, netbird_api_multigroup):
     assert inventory.inventory.groups is not None
     assert 'All' in inventory.inventory.groups
     assert 'Development' in inventory.inventory.groups
+
+
+def test_with_multiple_groups(inventory, netbird_api_multigroup):
+    loader = DataLoader()
+    path = 'tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/only_connected.netbird.yml'
+    inventory._build_client = MagicMock()
+    inventory.client = netbird_api_multigroup
+    inventory.parse(InventoryData(), loader, path, False)
+    assert inventory.inventory is not None
+    assert inventory.inventory.hosts is not None
+    assert inventory.inventory.groups is not None
+    assert 'All' in inventory.inventory.groups
+    assert 'Development' in inventory.inventory.groups
+
+
+def test_use_ip_address(inventory, netbird_api_multigroup):
+    loader = DataLoader()
+    path = 'tests/unit/module_utils/inventories/fixtures/ip_address.netbird.yml'
+    inventory._build_client = MagicMock()
+    inventory.client = netbird_api_multigroup
+    inventory.parse(InventoryData(), loader, path, False)
+    assert inventory.inventory is not None
+    assert inventory.inventory.hosts is not None
+    assert inventory.inventory.groups is not None
+    assert 'All' in inventory.inventory.groups
+    assert 'Development' in inventory.inventory.groups