diff --git a/util/request/functions.go b/util/request/functions.go
index e6583e094..fe8882c78 100644
--- a/util/request/functions.go
+++ b/util/request/functions.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ func ReadBody(resp *http.Response) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
-		return b, &StatusError{resp: resp}
+		return b, backoff.Permanent(&StatusError{resp: resp})
 	}
 
 	return b, nil