diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4286c41..52a958d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 - Also print stack parameters when describing a demo ([#251](https://github.com/stackabletech/stackablectl/pull/251))
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Check HTTP status code when fetching resources via HTTP ([#258](https://github.com/stackabletech/stackablectl/pull/258))
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2023-02-23
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index ad29abe7..7be9e81d 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,16 @@ pub async fn read_from_url_or_file(url_or_file: &str) -> Result<String, String>
     }
 
     match reqwest::get(url_or_file).await {
-        Ok(response) => response.text().await
-            .map_err(|err| format!("Failed to read from the response of the file or a URL with the name \"{url_or_file}\": {err}")),
+        Ok(response) => {
+            let response_status = response.status();
+            if response_status.is_success() {
+                response.text().await
+                    .map_err(|err| format!("Failed to read from the response of the file or a URL with the name \"{url_or_file}\": {err}"))
+            } else {
+                Err(format!("Couldn't read from URL \"{url_or_file}\", got HTTP status code: {response_status}, expected 2xx"))
+            }
+        }
+
         Err(err) => Err(format!(
             "Couldn't read a file or a URL with the name \"{url_or_file}\": {err}"
         )),