diff --git a/lib/http/client.js b/lib/http/client.js
index 73896cf9..52ca58d6 100644
--- a/lib/http/client.js
+++ b/lib/http/client.js
@@ -231,17 +231,17 @@ HTTPClient.prototype._request = async function _request(method, endpoint, json)
   if (!res.body)
     throw new Error('Bad response (no body).');
 
-  const network = res.headers['x-bcoin-network'];
-
-  if (network && network !== this.network.type)
-    throw new Error('Bad response (wrong network).');
-
   if (res.body.error)
     throw new Error(res.body.error.message);
 
   if (res.statusCode !== 200)
     throw new Error(`Status code: ${res.statusCode}.`);
 
+  const network = res.headers['x-bcoin-network'];
+
+  if (network && network !== this.network.type)
+    throw new Error('Bad response (wrong network).');
+
   return res.body;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/http/rpcclient.js b/lib/http/rpcclient.js
index c8a498bd..0e44e6ae 100644
--- a/lib/http/rpcclient.js
+++ b/lib/http/rpcclient.js
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ RPCClient.prototype.execute = async function execute(method, params) {
   if (res.statusCode === 401)
     throw new RPCError('Unauthorized (bad API key).', -1);
 
-  if (res.statusCode !== 200)
-    throw new Error(`Status code: ${res.statusCode}.`);
-
   if (res.type !== 'json')
     throw new Error('Bad response (wrong content-type).');
 
@@ -74,6 +71,9 @@ RPCClient.prototype.execute = async function execute(method, params) {
   if (res.body.error)
     throw new RPCError(res.body.error.message, res.body.error.code);
 
+  if (res.statusCode !== 200)
+    throw new Error(`Status code: ${res.statusCode}.`);
+
   return res.body.result;
 };