diff --git a/plugins/inputs/http_response/README.md b/plugins/inputs/http_response/README.md
index 924d35384..3bee4fdfe 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/http_response/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/http_response/README.md
@@ -44,18 +44,38 @@ This input plugin will test HTTP/HTTPS connections.
 ### Measurements & Fields:
 
 - http_response
-    - response_time (float, seconds)
-    - http_response_code (int) #The code received
-	- result_type (string) # success, timeout, response_string_mismatch, connection_failed
+    - response_time (float, seconds) # Not set if target is unreachable for any reason
+    - http_response_code (int) # The HTTP code received
+	- result_type (string) # Legacy field mantained for backwards compatibility
+    - result_code (int) # Details [here](#result-tag-and-result_code-field)
+
 
 ### Tags:
 
 - All measurements have the following tags:
-    - server
-    - method
+    - server # Server URL used
+    - method # HTTP method used (GET, POST, PUT, etc)
+    - status_code # String with the HTTP status code
+    - result # Details [here](#result-tag-and-result_code-field)
+
+### Result tag and Result_code field
+Upon finishing polling the target server, the plugin registers the result of the operation in the `result` tag, and adds a numeric field called `result_code` corresponding with that tag value.
+
+This tag is used to expose network and plugin errors. HTTP errors are considered a sucessful connection by the plugin.
+
+|Tag value                |Corresponding field value|Description|
+--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
+|success                  | 0                       |The HTTP request completed, even if the HTTP code represents an error|
+|response_string_mismatch | 1                       |The option `response_string_match` was used, and the body of the response didn't match the regex|
+|body_read_error          | 2                       |The option `response_string_match` was used, but the plugin wans't able to read the body of the response. Responses with empty bodies (like 3xx, HEAD, etc) will trigger this error|
+|connection_failed        | 3                       |Catch all for any network error not specifically handled by the plugin|
+|timeout                  | 4                       |The plugin timed out while awaiting the HTTP connection to complete|
+|dns_error                | 5                       |There was a DNS error while attempting to connect to the host|
+
+NOTE: The error codes are derived from the error object returned by the `net/http` Go library, so the accuracy of the errors depends on the handling of error states by the `net/http` Go library. **If a more detailed error report is required use the `log_network_errors` setting.**
 
 ### Example Output:
 
 ```
-http_response,method=GET,server=http://www.github.com http_response_code=200i,response_time=6.223266528 1459419354977857955
+http_response,method=GET,server=http://www.github.com,status_code="200",result="success" http_response_code=200i,response_time=6.223266528,result_type="sucess",result_code=0i 1459419354977857955
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
index 77aaf367e..b0f1009fc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package http_response
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -133,10 +135,54 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) createHttpClient() (*http.Client, error) {
 	return client, nil
 }
 
+func setResult(result_string string, fields map[string]interface{}, tags map[string]string) {
+	result_codes := map[string]int{
+		"success":                  0,
+		"response_string_mismatch": 1,
+		"body_read_error":          2,
+		"connection_failed":        3,
+		"timeout":                  4,
+		"dns_error":                5,
+	}
+
+	tags["result"] = result_string
+	fields["result_type"] = result_string
+	fields["result_code"] = result_codes[result_string]
+}
+
+func setError(err error, fields map[string]interface{}, tags map[string]string) error {
+	if timeoutError, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && timeoutError.Timeout() {
+		setResult("timeout", fields, tags)
+		return timeoutError
+	}
+
+	urlErr, isUrlErr := err.(*url.Error)
+	if !isUrlErr {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	opErr, isNetErr := (urlErr.Err).(*net.OpError)
+	if isNetErr {
+		switch e := (opErr.Err).(type) {
+		case (*net.DNSError):
+			setResult("dns_error", fields, tags)
+			return e
+		case (*net.ParseError):
+			// Parse error has to do with parsing of IP addresses, so we
+			// group it with address errors
+			setResult("address_error", fields, tags)
+			return e
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // HTTPGather gathers all fields and returns any errors it encounters
-func (h *HTTPResponse) httpGather() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
-	// Prepare fields
+func (h *HTTPResponse) httpGather() (map[string]interface{}, map[string]string, error) {
+	// Prepare fields and tags
 	fields := make(map[string]interface{})
+	tags := map[string]string{"server": h.Address, "method": h.Method}
 
 	var body io.Reader
 	if h.Body != "" {
@@ -144,7 +190,7 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) httpGather() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	}
 	request, err := http.NewRequest(h.Method, h.Address, body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	for key, val := range h.Headers {
@@ -157,68 +203,87 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) httpGather() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	// Start Timer
 	start := time.Now()
 	resp, err := h.client.Do(request)
+	response_time := time.Since(start).Seconds()
 
+	// If an error in returned, it means we are dealing with a network error, as
+	// HTTP error codes do not generate errors in the net/http library
 	if err != nil {
-		if netErr, ok := err.(net.Error); ok && netErr.Timeout() {
-			fields["result_type"] = "timeout"
-			return fields, nil
+		// Log error
+		log.Printf("D! Network error while polling %s: %s", h.Address, err.Error())
+
+		// Get error details
+		netErr := setError(err, fields, tags)
+
+		// If recognize the returnded error, get out
+		if netErr != nil {
+			return fields, tags, nil
 		}
-		fields["result_type"] = "connection_failed"
-		if h.FollowRedirects {
-			return fields, nil
-		}
-		if urlError, ok := err.(*url.Error); ok &&
-			urlError.Err == ErrRedirectAttempted {
+
+		// Any error not recognized by `set_error` is considered a "connection_failed"
+		setResult("connection_failed", fields, tags)
+
+		// If the error is a redirect we continue processing and log the HTTP code
+		urlError, isUrlError := err.(*url.Error)
+		if !h.FollowRedirects && isUrlError && urlError.Err == ErrRedirectAttempted {
 			err = nil
 		} else {
-			return fields, nil
+			// If the error isn't a timeout or a redirect stop
+			// processing the request
+			return fields, tags, nil
 		}
 	}
+
+	if _, ok := fields["response_time"]; !ok {
+		fields["response_time"] = response_time
+	}
+
+	// This function closes the response body, as
+	// required by the net/http library
 	defer func() {
 		io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, resp.Body)
 		resp.Body.Close()
 	}()
 
-	fields["response_time"] = time.Since(start).Seconds()
+	// Set log the HTTP response code
+	tags["status_code"] = strconv.Itoa(resp.StatusCode)
 	fields["http_response_code"] = resp.StatusCode
 
 	// Check the response for a regex match.
 	if h.ResponseStringMatch != "" {
 
-		// Compile once and reuse
-		if h.compiledStringMatch == nil {
-			h.compiledStringMatch = regexp.MustCompile(h.ResponseStringMatch)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("E! Failed to compile regular expression %s : %s", h.ResponseStringMatch, err)
-				fields["result_type"] = "response_string_mismatch"
-				return fields, nil
-			}
-		}
-
 		bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("E! Failed to read body of HTTP Response : %s", err)
-			fields["result_type"] = "response_string_mismatch"
+			log.Printf("D! Failed to read body of HTTP Response : %s", err)
+			setResult("body_read_error", fields, tags)
 			fields["response_string_match"] = 0
-			return fields, nil
+			return fields, tags, nil
 		}
 
 		if h.compiledStringMatch.Match(bodyBytes) {
-			fields["result_type"] = "success"
+			setResult("success", fields, tags)
 			fields["response_string_match"] = 1
 		} else {
-			fields["result_type"] = "response_string_mismatch"
+			setResult("response_string_mismatch", fields, tags)
 			fields["response_string_match"] = 0
 		}
 	} else {
-		fields["result_type"] = "success"
+		setResult("success", fields, tags)
 	}
 
-	return fields, nil
+	return fields, tags, nil
 }
 
 // Gather gets all metric fields and tags and returns any errors it encounters
 func (h *HTTPResponse) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
+	// Compile the body regex if it exist
+	if h.compiledStringMatch == nil {
+		var err error
+		h.compiledStringMatch, err = regexp.Compile(h.ResponseStringMatch)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to compile regular expression %s : %s", h.ResponseStringMatch, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Set default values
 	if h.ResponseTimeout.Duration < time.Second {
 		h.ResponseTimeout.Duration = time.Second * 5
@@ -237,9 +302,10 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	if addr.Scheme != "http" && addr.Scheme != "https" {
 		return errors.New("Only http and https are supported")
 	}
+
 	// Prepare data
-	tags := map[string]string{"server": h.Address, "method": h.Method}
 	var fields map[string]interface{}
+	var tags map[string]string
 
 	if h.client == nil {
 		client, err := h.createHttpClient()
@@ -250,10 +316,11 @@ func (h *HTTPResponse) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	}
 
 	// Gather data
-	fields, err = h.httpGather()
+	fields, tags, err = h.httpGather()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	// Add metrics
 	acc.AddFields("http_response", fields, tags)
 	return nil
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response_test.go b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response_test.go
index 484a06f2f..c12d6c0f0 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/http_response/http_response_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,68 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+// Receives a list with fields that are expected to be absent
+func checkAbsentFields(t *testing.T, fields []string, acc testutil.Accumulator) {
+	for _, field := range fields {
+		ok := acc.HasField("http_response", field)
+		require.False(t, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+// Receives a list with tags that are expected to be absent
+func checkAbsentTags(t *testing.T, tags []string, acc testutil.Accumulator) {
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		ok := acc.HasTag("http_response", tag)
+		require.False(t, ok)
+	}
+}
+
+// Receives a dictionary and with expected fields and their values. If a value is nil, it will only check
+// that the field exists, but not its contents
+func checkFields(t *testing.T, fields map[string]interface{}, acc testutil.Accumulator) {
+	for key, field := range fields {
+		switch v := field.(type) {
+		case int:
+			value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+			require.Equal(t, field, value)
+		case float64:
+			value, ok := acc.FloatField("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+			require.Equal(t, field, value)
+		case string:
+			value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+			require.Equal(t, field, value)
+		case nil:
+			ok := acc.HasField("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+		default:
+			t.Log("Unsupported type for field: ", v)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Receives a dictionary and with expected tags and their values. If a value is nil, it will only check
+// that the tag exists, but not its contents
+func checkTags(t *testing.T, tags map[string]interface{}, acc testutil.Accumulator) {
+	for key, tag := range tags {
+		switch v := tag.(type) {
+		case string:
+			ok := acc.HasTag("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+			require.Equal(t, tag, acc.TagValue("http_response", key))
+		case nil:
+			ok := acc.HasTag("http_response", key)
+			require.True(t, ok)
+		default:
+			t.Log("Unsupported type for tag: ", v)
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func setUpTestMux() http.Handler {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	mux.HandleFunc("/redirect", func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
@@ -56,6 +118,24 @@ func setUpTestMux() http.Handler {
 	return mux
 }
 
+func checkOutput(t *testing.T, acc testutil.Accumulator, presentFields map[string]interface{}, presentTags map[string]interface{}, absentFields []string, absentTags []string) {
+	if presentFields != nil {
+		checkFields(t, presentFields, acc)
+	}
+
+	if presentTags != nil {
+		checkTags(t, presentTags, acc)
+	}
+
+	if absentFields != nil {
+		checkAbsentFields(t, absentFields, acc)
+	}
+
+	if absentTags != nil {
+		checkAbsentTags(t, absentTags, acc)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		cHeader := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
@@ -78,9 +158,20 @@ func TestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusOK,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 }
 
 func TestFields(t *testing.T) {
@@ -103,12 +194,20 @@ func TestFields(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "success", response_value)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusOK,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 }
 
 func TestRedirects(t *testing.T) {
@@ -130,9 +229,20 @@ func TestRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusOK,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 
 	h = &HTTPResponse{
 		Address:         ts.URL + "/badredirect",
@@ -148,11 +258,21 @@ func TestRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 	err = h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.False(t, ok)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "connection_failed", response_value)
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"result_type": "connection_failed",
+		"result_code": 3,
+	}
+	expectedTags = map[string]interface{}{
+		"server": nil,
+		"method": "GET",
+		"result": "connection_failed",
+	}
+	absentFields = []string{"http_response_code", "response_time", "response_string_match"}
+	absentTags := []string{"status_code"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, nil, nil)
+
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{"result_type": "connection_failed"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, absentTags)
 }
 
 func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
@@ -174,9 +294,20 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusOK,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "POST",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 
 	h = &HTTPResponse{
 		Address:         ts.URL + "/mustbepostmethod",
@@ -192,9 +323,20 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	err = h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, value)
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags = map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "405",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields = []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 
 	//check that lowercase methods work correctly
 	h = &HTTPResponse{
@@ -211,9 +353,20 @@ func TestMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	err = h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, value)
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags = map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "head",
+		"status_code": "405",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields = []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 }
 
 func TestBody(t *testing.T) {
@@ -235,9 +388,20 @@ func TestBody(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusOK,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+		"response_time":      nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 
 	h = &HTTPResponse{
 		Address:         ts.URL + "/musthaveabody",
@@ -252,9 +416,19 @@ func TestBody(t *testing.T) {
 	err = h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, value)
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code": http.StatusBadRequest,
+		"result_type":        "success",
+		"result_code":        0,
+	}
+	expectedTags = map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "400",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	absentFields = []string{"response_string_match"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, nil)
 }
 
 func TestStringMatch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -277,17 +451,20 @@ func TestStringMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "response_string_match")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, value)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "success", response_value)
-	_, ok = acc.FloatField("http_response", "response_time")
-	require.True(t, ok)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code":    http.StatusOK,
+		"response_string_match": 1,
+		"result_type":           "success",
+		"result_code":           0,
+		"response_time":         nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, nil, nil)
 }
 
 func TestStringMatchJson(t *testing.T) {
@@ -310,17 +487,20 @@ func TestStringMatchJson(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "response_string_match")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, value)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "success", response_value)
-	_, ok = acc.FloatField("http_response", "response_time")
-	require.True(t, ok)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code":    http.StatusOK,
+		"response_string_match": 1,
+		"result_type":           "success",
+		"result_code":           0,
+		"response_time":         nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "success",
+	}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, nil, nil)
 }
 
 func TestStringMatchFail(t *testing.T) {
@@ -344,17 +524,20 @@ func TestStringMatchFail(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	value, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, value)
-	value, ok = acc.IntField("http_response", "response_string_match")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, 0, value)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "response_string_mismatch", response_value)
-	_, ok = acc.FloatField("http_response", "response_time")
-	require.True(t, ok)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code":    http.StatusOK,
+		"response_string_match": 0,
+		"result_type":           "response_string_mismatch",
+		"result_code":           1,
+		"response_time":         nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "200",
+		"result":      "response_string_mismatch",
+	}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, nil, nil)
 }
 
 func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
@@ -380,11 +563,126 @@ func TestTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	err := h.Gather(&acc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	_, ok := acc.IntField("http_response", "http_response_code")
-	require.False(t, ok)
-	response_value, ok := acc.StringField("http_response", "result_type")
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	require.Equal(t, "timeout", response_value)
-	_, ok = acc.FloatField("http_response", "response_time")
-	require.False(t, ok)
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"result_type": "timeout",
+		"result_code": 4,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server": nil,
+		"method": "GET",
+		"result": "timeout",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"http_response_code", "response_time", "response_string_match"}
+	absentTags := []string{"status_code"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, absentTags)
+}
+
+func TestPluginErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	mux := setUpTestMux()
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	// Bad regex test. Should return an error and return nothing
+	h := &HTTPResponse{
+		Address:             ts.URL + "/good",
+		Body:                "{ 'test': 'data'}",
+		Method:              "GET",
+		ResponseStringMatch: "bad regex:[[",
+		ResponseTimeout:     internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 20},
+		Headers: map[string]string{
+			"Content-Type": "application/json",
+		},
+		FollowRedirects: true,
+	}
+
+	var acc testutil.Accumulator
+	err := h.Gather(&acc)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	absentFields := []string{"http_response_code", "response_time", "response_string_match", "result_type", "result_code"}
+	absentTags := []string{"status_code", "result", "server", "method"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, nil, nil, absentFields, absentTags)
+
+	// Attempt to read empty body test
+	h = &HTTPResponse{
+		Address:             ts.URL + "/redirect",
+		Body:                "",
+		Method:              "GET",
+		ResponseStringMatch: ".*",
+		ResponseTimeout:     internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 20},
+		FollowRedirects:     false,
+	}
+
+	acc = testutil.Accumulator{}
+	err = h.Gather(&acc)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"http_response_code":    http.StatusMovedPermanently,
+		"response_string_match": 0,
+		"result_type":           "body_read_error",
+		"result_code":           2,
+		"response_time":         nil,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server":      nil,
+		"method":      "GET",
+		"status_code": "301",
+		"result":      "body_read_error",
+	}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, nil, nil)
+}
+
+func TestNetworkErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	// DNS error
+	h := &HTTPResponse{
+		Address:         "https://nonexistent.nonexistent", // Any non-resolvable URL works here
+		Body:            "",
+		Method:          "GET",
+		ResponseTimeout: internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 20},
+		FollowRedirects: false,
+	}
+
+	var acc testutil.Accumulator
+	err := h.Gather(&acc)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
+		"result_type": "dns_error",
+		"result_code": 5,
+	}
+	expectedTags := map[string]interface{}{
+		"server": nil,
+		"method": "GET",
+		"result": "dns_error",
+	}
+	absentFields := []string{"http_response_code", "response_time", "response_string_match"}
+	absentTags := []string{"status_code"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, absentTags)
+
+	// Connecton failed
+	h = &HTTPResponse{
+		Address:         "https://127.127.127.127", // Any non-routable IP works here
+		Body:            "",
+		Method:          "GET",
+		ResponseTimeout: internal.Duration{Duration: time.Second * 20},
+		FollowRedirects: false,
+	}
+
+	acc = testutil.Accumulator{}
+	err = h.Gather(&acc)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedFields = map[string]interface{}{
+		"result_type": "connection_failed",
+		"result_code": 3,
+	}
+	expectedTags = map[string]interface{}{
+		"server": nil,
+		"method": "GET",
+		"result": "connection_failed",
+	}
+	absentFields = []string{"http_response_code", "response_time", "response_string_match"}
+	absentTags = []string{"status_code"}
+	checkOutput(t, acc, expectedFields, expectedTags, absentFields, absentTags)
 }