diff --git a/coc/http.py b/coc/http.py
index 4cfc4b44..3bc06e8f 100644
--- a/coc/http.py
+++ b/coc/http.py
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ async def request(self, route, **kwargs):
                             await asyncio.sleep(tries * 2 + 1)
                             continue
 
+                        # catch any stray status codes
+                        raise HTTPException(response, data)
+
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 # api timed out, retry again
                 if tries > 3:
@@ -360,7 +363,6 @@ async def request(self, route, **kwargs):
 
                 await asyncio.sleep(tries * 2 + 1)
                 continue
-            raise
 
         else:
             if response.status in (500, 502, 504):