diff --git a/lib/http/client.js b/lib/http/client.js
index b9e1ac2a..73896cf9 100644
--- a/lib/http/client.js
+++ b/lib/http/client.js
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ HTTPClient.prototype._request = async function _request(method, endpoint, json)
   if (res.statusCode === 401)
     throw new Error('Unauthorized (bad API key).');
 
-  if (res.statusCode !== 200)
-    throw new Error(`Status code: ${res.statusCode}.`);
-
   if (res.type !== 'json')
     throw new Error('Bad response (wrong content-type).');
 
@@ -242,6 +239,9 @@ HTTPClient.prototype._request = async function _request(method, endpoint, json)
   if (res.body.error)
     throw new Error(res.body.error.message);
 
+  if (res.statusCode !== 200)
+    throw new Error(`Status code: ${res.statusCode}.`);
+
   return res.body;
 };