diff --git a/.changeset/honest-days-lick.md b/.changeset/honest-days-lick.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea07f0abc19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-days-lick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@firebase/app-check': minor
+---
+
+Fix App Check swallowing errors and returning cached token
diff --git a/packages/app-check/src/api.ts b/packages/app-check/src/api.ts
index e6897320be1..f587e3b59c1 100644
--- a/packages/app-check/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/app-check/src/api.ts
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ export async function getToken(
     appCheckInstance as AppCheckService,
     forceRefresh
   );
-  if (result.error) {
-    throw result.error;
+  if (result.internalError) {
+    throw result.internalError;
   }
   return { token: result.token };
 }