diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 05465f4..5c808d1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ func pass(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, listenPort, proxyPort int)
 
 	var transport http.Transport
 	resp, err := transport.RoundTrip(req)
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("Error fetching: %v\n", err.Error())
 		http.Error(res, err.Error(), http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 		return
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {