diff --git a/pkg/api/check_version.go b/pkg/api/check_version.go
index c0eb7370e..4e4ed3fe7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/check_version.go
+++ b/pkg/api/check_version.go
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ func GetLatestVersion(shortHash bool) (latestVersion string, latestRelease strin
 
 	release := githubReleasesResponse{}
 
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Github API request failed: %s", response.Status)
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Github API request failed: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("Github API request failed: %s", response.Status)
+	}
+
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)