diff --git a/pkg/config/polling_manager.go b/pkg/config/polling_manager.go
index 0f78f63fa..429a8ff5b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/polling_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/config/polling_manager.go
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ func (cm *PollingProjectConfigManager) SyncConfig(datafile []byte) {
 
 		if e != nil {
 			cmLogger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("request returned with http code=%d", code), e)
+			cm.err = e
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/static_manager.go b/pkg/config/static_manager.go
index dd5272e23..be8f46202 100644
--- a/pkg/config/static_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/config/static_manager.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func NewStaticProjectConfigManagerFromURL(sdkKey string) (*StaticProjectConfigMa
 	datafile, code, e := requester.Get()
 	if e != nil {
 		cmLogger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("request returned with http code=%d", code), e)
+		return nil, e
 	}
 
 	return NewStaticProjectConfigManagerFromPayload(datafile)