diff --git a/locator/azure_snitch.cc b/locator/azure_snitch.cc
index 74f93aa3be..b6e74903db 100644
--- a/locator/azure_snitch.cc
+++ b/locator/azure_snitch.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <seastar/core/coroutine.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/seastar.hh>
 #include <seastar/http/response_parser.hh>
+#include <seastar/http/reply.hh>
 #include <seastar/net/api.hh>
 #include <seastar/net/dns.hh>
 
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ future<sstring> azure_snitch::azure_api_call(sstring path) {
 
         // Read HTTP response header first
         auto rsp = parser.get_parsed_response();
+        if (rsp->_status_code != static_cast<int>(http::reply::status_type::ok)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(format("Error: HTTP response status {}", rsp->_status_code));
+        }
+
         auto it = rsp->_headers.find("Content-Length");
         if (it == rsp->_headers.end()) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Error: HTTP response does not contain: Content-Length\n");
diff --git a/locator/ec2_snitch.cc b/locator/ec2_snitch.cc
index f6234528be..22705aa98b 100644
--- a/locator/ec2_snitch.cc
+++ b/locator/ec2_snitch.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <seastar/core/seastar.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/sleep.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/do_with.hh>
+#include <seastar/http/reply.hh>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ future<sstring> ec2_snitch::aws_api_call_once(sstring addr, uint16_t port, sstri
             if (rc == 403) {
                 return make_exception_future<sstring>(std::runtime_error("Error: Unauthorized response received when trying to communicate with instance metadata service."));
             }
+            if (_rsp->_status_code != static_cast<int>(http::reply::status_type::ok)) {
+                return make_exception_future<sstring>(std::runtime_error(format("Error: HTTP response status {}", _rsp->_status_code)));
+            }
 
             auto it = _rsp->_headers.find("Content-Length");
             if (it == _rsp->_headers.end()) {
diff --git a/locator/gce_snitch.cc b/locator/gce_snitch.cc
index f96e5b0640..6f638fa0de 100644
--- a/locator/gce_snitch.cc
+++ b/locator/gce_snitch.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <seastar/net/dns.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/seastar.hh>
 #include "locator/gce_snitch.hh"
+#include <seastar/http/reply.hh>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ future<sstring> gce_snitch::gce_api_call(sstring addr, sstring cmd) {
 
         // Read HTTP response header first
         auto rsp = parser.get_parsed_response();
+        if (rsp->_status_code != static_cast<int>(http::reply::status_type::ok)) {
+            throw std::runtime_error(format("Error: HTTP response status {}", rsp->_status_code));
+        }
+
         auto it = rsp->_headers.find("Content-Length");
         if (it == rsp->_headers.end()) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Error: HTTP response does not contain: Content-Length\n");