diff --git a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script.go b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script.go
index 1d570c051..ab3abf071 100644
--- a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script.go
+++ b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -112,17 +111,29 @@ func downloadFile(scriptFolder string, script string, stagingFolder string) erro
 	}
 	tPath := filepath.Join(stagingFolder, script)
 
-	out, err := os.Create(tPath)
+	resp, err := http.Get(sPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer out.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return v1alpha2.NewCOAError(
+			nil,
+			"Response body content: "+string(body),
+			v1alpha2.State(resp.StatusCode),
+		)
+	}
 
-	resp, err := http.Get(sPath)
+	out, err := os.Create(tPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer out.Close()
+
 	_, err = io.Copy(out, resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -154,7 +165,7 @@ func (i *ScriptStageProvider) Process(ctx context.Context, mgrContext contexts.M
 
 	staging := filepath.Join(i.Config.StagingFolder, input)
 	file, _ := json.MarshalIndent(inputs, "", " ")
-	_ = ioutil.WriteFile(staging, file, 0644)
+	_ = os.WriteFile(staging, file, 0644)
 
 	abs, _ := filepath.Abs(staging)
 
@@ -177,7 +188,7 @@ func (i *ScriptStageProvider) Process(ctx context.Context, mgrContext contexts.M
 	outputStaging := filepath.Join(i.Config.StagingFolder, output)
 
 	var data []byte
-	data, err = ioutil.ReadFile(outputStaging)
+	data, err = os.ReadFile(outputStaging)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		sLog.Errorf("  P (Script Stage): failed to parse get script output (expected map[string]interface{}): %+v", err)
diff --git a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script_test.go b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script_test.go
index d7e17acc6..0af81b625 100644
--- a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script_test.go
+++ b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/providers/stage/script/script_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ package script
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/eclipse-symphony/symphony/coa/pkg/apis/v1alpha2"
 	"github.com/eclipse-symphony/symphony/coa/pkg/apis/v1alpha2/contexts"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -61,3 +63,17 @@ func TestShellScriptOnline(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	os.Remove("staging/go1.21.6.src.tar.gz")
 }
+
+func TestShellScriptNotFoundOnline(t *testing.T) {
+	provider := ScriptStageProvider{}
+	err := provider.Init(ScriptStageProviderConfig{
+		Name:          "test",
+		Script:        "test.ps1",
+		ScriptEngine:  "powershell",
+		ScriptFolder:  "https://bing.com",
+		StagingFolder: "staging",
+	})
+	assert.NotNil(t, err)
+	assert.IsType(t, v1alpha2.COAError{}, err)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusOK, err.(v1alpha2.COAError).State)
+}