diff --git a/util/request/helper.go b/util/request/helper.go
index 423c5e471..74af89647 100644
--- a/util/request/helper.go
+++ b/util/request/helper.go
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ func NewHelper(log *util.Logger) *Helper {
 // DoBody executes HTTP request and returns the response body
 func (r *Helper) DoBody(req *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp, err := r.Do(req)
-	var body []byte
-	if err == nil {
-		body, err = ReadBody(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return body, err
+
+	return ReadBody(resp)
 }
 
 // GetBody executes HTTP GET request and returns the response body
 func (r *Helper) GetBody(url string) ([]byte, error) {
-	resp, err := r.Get(url)
-	var body []byte
-	if err == nil {
-		body, err = ReadBody(resp)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return body, err
+
+	return r.DoBody(req)
 }
 
 // decodeJSON reads HTTP response and decodes JSON body if error is nil
@@ -66,19 +66,25 @@ func decodeJSON(resp *http.Response, res interface{}) error {
 // It returns a StatusError on response codes other than HTTP 2xx.
 func (r *Helper) DoJSON(req *http.Request, res interface{}) error {
 	resp, err := r.Do(req)
-	if err == nil {
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		err = decodeJSON(resp, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return err
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return decodeJSON(resp, &res)
 }
 
 // GetJSON executes HTTP GET request and decodes JSON response.
 // It returns a StatusError on response codes other than HTTP 2xx.
 func (r *Helper) GetJSON(url string, res interface{}) error {
 	req, err := New(http.MethodGet, url, nil, AcceptJSON)
-	if err == nil {
-		err = r.DoJSON(req, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return err
+
+	return r.DoJSON(req, &res)
 }