diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 0913755..c8f2087 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ func post(c client, msg interface{}, addr string) (*models.Response, error) {
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	if res.StatusCode < http.StatusOK || res.StatusCode > http.StatusIMUsed {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response code received for request: %d", res.StatusCode)
-	}
-
 	respBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading response body: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if res.StatusCode < http.StatusOK || res.StatusCode > http.StatusIMUsed {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid response code received for request: %d with body: %s", res.StatusCode, respBody)
+	}
+
 	resp := &models.Response{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(respBody, resp); err != nil {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("json.Unmarshal returned: %v\n\nResponse Body: %s", err, respBody)