diff --git a/influxdb/client.py b/influxdb/client.py
index df9ef966..faa87925 100644
--- a/influxdb/client.py
+++ b/influxdb/client.py
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ def request(self, url, method='GET', params=None, data=None, stream=False,
                     verify=self._verify_ssl,
                     timeout=self._timeout
                 )
+                response.raise_for_status()
                 break
             except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
                     requests.exceptions.HTTPError,