diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index a24781949..504d8501c 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -772,6 +772,11 @@ func fetchConfig(u *url.URL) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve remote config: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	return ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }