diff --git a/images/decode.go b/images/decode.go
index 140adf16d..dc1315909 100644
--- a/images/decode.go
+++ b/images/decode.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ func DecodeFromURL(path string) (image.Image, error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	if res.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return nil, errors.New(http.StatusText(res.StatusCode))
+	}
+
 	bodyBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/images/decode_test.go b/images/decode_test.go
index 5cccf5cd8..7df58ee1e 100644
--- a/images/decode_test.go
+++ b/images/decode_test.go
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ func TestDecodeFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDecodeFromURL_WithErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	s := httptest.NewServer(http.FileServer(http.Dir(path)))
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	_, err := DecodeFromURL("https://doesnt-exist.com")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestGetType(t *testing.T) {
 	cs := []struct {
 		Buf   []byte