diff --git a/inkio/net.go b/inkio/net.go
index d847c6e..57af5c0 100644
--- a/inkio/net.go
+++ b/inkio/net.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func GetRequest(templateURL string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		return emptystring, fmt.Errorf("%s returned a non-200 response status code value %d", templateURL, resp.StatusCode)
+		return emptystring, fmt.Errorf("%s returned a non-200 response status: %s", templateURL, resp.Status)
 	}
 
 	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
diff --git a/inkio/net_test.go b/inkio/net_test.go
index 3474d17..fca4d39 100644
--- a/inkio/net_test.go
+++ b/inkio/net_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package inkio
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestGetRequestValidURL(t *testing.T) {
 	responsePointer, err := GetRequest("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chrissimpkins/ink/master/testfiles/simpletext.txt")
@@ -20,4 +24,7 @@ func TestGetRequestInvalidURL(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("[FAIL] GetRequest function should have returned an error on an invalid URL, instead returned nil")
 	}
+	if strings.Contains(fmt.Sprint(err), "404 Not Found") == false {
+		t.Errorf("[FAIL] GetRequest function should have returned 404 response status code on invalid URL to missing file")
+	}
 }