diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/upload_results.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/upload_results.go
index 10ab3d5e1..bca88e0d3 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/upload_results.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/upload_results.go
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ func tryUploadResults(uri string, preflightName string, analyzeResults []*analyz
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
 	client := http.DefaultClient
-	_, err = client.Do(req)
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if resp.StatusCode > 290 {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }