diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 0627ac9ad5b5..8da58b43cc4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Report faulting file when config reload fails. {pull}[11304]11304
 - Fix a typo in libbeat/outputs/transport/client.go by updating `c.conn.LocalAddr()` to `c.conn.RemoteAddr()`. {pull}11242[11242]
 - Management configuration backup file will now have a timestamps in their name. {pull}11034[11034]
+- Not hiding error in case of http failure using elastic fetcher {pull}11604[11604]
 - Relax validation of the X-Pack license UID value. {issue}11640[11640]
 - Fix a parsing error with the X-Pack license check on 32-bit system. {issue}11650[11650]
 - Fix ILM policy always being overwritten. {pull}11671[11671]
diff --git a/x-pack/libbeat/licenser/elastic_fetcher.go b/x-pack/libbeat/licenser/elastic_fetcher.go
index 520da3913937..57b0c118794c 100644
--- a/x-pack/libbeat/licenser/elastic_fetcher.go
+++ b/x-pack/libbeat/licenser/elastic_fetcher.go
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ func (f *ElasticFetcher) Fetch() (*License, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("unauthorized access, could not connect to the xpack endpoint, verify your credentials")
 	}
 
-	if status != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error from server, response code: %d", status)
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve the license information from the cluster")
 	}
 
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error from server, response code: %d", status)
+	}
+
 	license, err := f.parseJSON(body)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.log.Debugw("Invalid response from server", "body", string(body))