diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
index 08148769f5..bcb051c9e8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ module GitHub
     end
 
     begin
-      if !http_code.start_with?("2") && !status.success?
+      if !http_code.start_with?("2") || !status.success?
         raise_api_error(output, errors, http_code, headers, scopes)
       end
       json = JSON.parse output