diff --git a/mod/lti/amd/build/tool_proxy.min.js b/mod/lti/amd/build/tool_proxy.min.js
index f7db8dcd1ec..10dd482a2c1 100644
--- a/mod/lti/amd/build/tool_proxy.min.js
+++ b/mod/lti/amd/build/tool_proxy.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-define(["core/ajax","core/notification"],function(a,b){return{query:function(c){var d={methodname:"mod_lti_get_tool_proxies",args:c||{}},e=a.call([d])[0];return e.fail(b.exception),e},"delete":function(c){var d={methodname:"mod_lti_delete_tool_proxy",args:{id:c}},e=a.call([d])[0];return e.fail(b.exception),e},create:function(c){var d={methodname:"mod_lti_create_tool_proxy",args:c},e=a.call([d])[0];return e.fail(b.exception),e}}});
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+define(["core/ajax","core/notification"],function(a,b){return{query:function(c){var d={methodname:"mod_lti_get_tool_proxies",args:c||{}},e=a.call([d])[0];return e.fail(b.exception),e},"delete":function(c){var d={methodname:"mod_lti_delete_tool_proxy",args:{id:c}},e=a.call([d])[0];return e.fail(b.exception),e},create:function(b){var c={methodname:"mod_lti_create_tool_proxy",args:b},d=a.call([c])[0];return d}}});
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diff --git a/mod/lti/amd/src/tool_proxy.js b/mod/lti/amd/src/tool_proxy.js
index 8bc62b3edb6..1ca0fad53e3 100644
--- a/mod/lti/amd/src/tool_proxy.js
+++ b/mod/lti/amd/src/tool_proxy.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ define(['core/ajax', 'core/notification'], function(ajax, notification) {
         /**
          * Create a tool proxy in Moodle.
          *
+         * The promise will fail if the proxy cannot be created, so you must handle the fail result.
+         *
          * See mod/lti/classes/external.php create_tool_proxy_parameters
          *
          * @method create
@@ -90,8 +92,6 @@ define(['core/ajax', 'core/notification'], function(ajax, notification) {
 
             var promise = ajax.call([request])[0];
 
-            promise.fail(notification.exception);
-
             return promise;
         }
     };