diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 30a4318..b12eaf3 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,11 @@ impl<'c> Transformer for SlurpContents<'c> {
         let body = if let Some(body) = cacher.get(link.as_str()) {
             String::from_utf8_lossy(&body).to_string()
         } else {
-            let body = reqwest::get(link.as_str()).await?.text().await?;
+            let body = reqwest::get(link.as_str())
+                .await?
+                .error_for_status()?
+                .text()
+                .await?;
             cacher.set(link.as_str(), body.as_bytes());
             body
         };