diff --git a/pkg/insights/insightsclient/insightsclient.go b/pkg/insights/insightsclient/insightsclient.go
index bd70706f69..60e4235528 100644
--- a/pkg/insights/insightsclient/insightsclient.go
+++ b/pkg/insights/insightsclient/insightsclient.go
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ func (c *Client) Send(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, source Source) error
 			klog.Warningf("Failed to close response body: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
-
 	switch resp.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusOK:
 		counterRequestSend.WithLabelValues(c.metricsName, "200").Inc()
@@ -189,25 +188,17 @@ func (c *Client) Send(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, source Source) error
 	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
 		counterRequestSend.WithLabelValues(c.metricsName, "401").Inc()
 		klog.V(2).Infof("gateway server %s returned 401, x-rh-insights-request-id=%s", resp.Request.URL, requestID)
-		return authorizer.Error{Err: fmt.Errorf("your Red Hat account is not enabled for remote support or your token has expired")}
+		return authorizer.Error{Err: fmt.Errorf("your Red Hat account is not enabled for remote support or your token has expired: %s", responseBody(resp))}
 	case http.StatusForbidden:
 		counterRequestSend.WithLabelValues(c.metricsName, "403").Inc()
 		klog.V(2).Infof("gateway server %s returned 403, x-rh-insights-request-id=%s", resp.Request.URL, requestID)
 		return authorizer.Error{Err: fmt.Errorf("your Red Hat account is not enabled for remote support")}
 	case http.StatusBadRequest:
 		counterRequestSend.WithLabelValues(c.metricsName, "400").Inc()
-		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if len(body) > 1024 {
-			body = body[:1024]
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("gateway server bad request: %s (request=%s): %s", resp.Request.URL, requestID, string(body))
+		return fmt.Errorf("gateway server bad request: %s (request=%s): %s", resp.Request.URL, requestID, responseBody(resp))
 	default:
 		counterRequestSend.WithLabelValues(c.metricsName, strconv.Itoa(resp.StatusCode)).Inc()
-		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if len(body) > 1024 {
-			body = body[:1024]
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("gateway server reported unexpected error code: %d (request=%s): %s", resp.StatusCode, requestID, string(body))
+		return fmt.Errorf("gateway server reported unexpected error code: %d (request=%s): %s", resp.StatusCode, requestID, responseBody(resp))
 	}
 
 	if len(requestID) > 0 {
@@ -217,6 +208,17 @@ func (c *Client) Send(ctx context.Context, endpoint string, source Source) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+func responseBody(r *http.Response) string {
+	if r == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if len(body) > 1024 {
+		body = body[:1024]
+	}
+	return string(body)
+}
+
 var (
 	counterRequestSend = metrics.NewCounterVec(&metrics.CounterOpts{
 		Name: "insightsclient_request_send_total",