diff --git a/chord/httpnode/httpnode.go b/chord/httpnode/httpnode.go
index 81022f1..eb9706d 100644
--- a/chord/httpnode/httpnode.go
+++ b/chord/httpnode/httpnode.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ func writeError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, msg string) {
 }
 
 func readResponse[T any](r *http.Response) (x T, err error) {
+	if r.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return x, errors.New(r.Status)
+	}
 	var b struct {
 		Data  T      `json:"data"`
 		Error string `json:"error"`
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func readResponse[T any](r *http.Response) (x T, err error) {
 	if b.Error != "" {
 		return x, errors.New(b.Error)
 	}
-	return x, nil
+	return b.Data, nil
 }
 
 type neighbors struct {