diff --git a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/nifi/client.py b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/nifi/client.py
index a85229fb64be..981a58a92afa 100644
--- a/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/nifi/client.py
+++ b/ingestion/src/metadata/ingestion/source/pipeline/nifi/client.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ def token(self) -> str:
                 )
                 self._token = res.text
 
+                if res.status_code not in (200, 201):
+                    raise HTTPError(res.text)
+
             except HTTPError as err:
                 logger.error(
                     f"Connection error retrieving the Bearer Token to access Nifi - {err}"