diff --git a/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py b/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
index fb1ee1d0ca..2eaaa32538 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/command_utils/data_prep/convert_delta_to_json.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     FailedToCreateSQLConnectionError,
     FaultyDataPrepCluster,
     InsufficientPermissionsError,
+    UCNotEnabledError,
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -500,6 +501,8 @@ def fetch(
         if isinstance(e, (AnalysisException, ServerOperationError)):
             if 'INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS' in str(e):
                 raise InsufficientPermissionsError(str(e)) from e
+            elif 'UC_NOT_ENABLED' in str(e):
+                raise UCNotEnabledError() from e
 
         if isinstance(e, InsufficientPermissionsError):
             raise
diff --git a/llmfoundry/utils/exceptions.py b/llmfoundry/utils/exceptions.py
index 905a376ef3..f1f987e2ad 100644
--- a/llmfoundry/utils/exceptions.py
+++ b/llmfoundry/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -524,3 +524,11 @@ def __reduce__(self):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.message
+
+
+class UCNotEnabledError(UserError):
+    """Error thrown when user does not have UC enabled on their cluster."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        message = f'Unity Catalog is not enabled on your cluster.'
+        super().__init__(message)