diff --git a/scene/main/http_request.cpp b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
index 77bdf094267..71c372aec2d 100644
--- a/scene/main/http_request.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/http_request.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ bool HTTPRequest::_update_connection() {
 			}
 
 			client->poll();
+			if (client->get_status() != HTTPClient::STATUS_BODY) {
+				return false;
+			}
 
 			PackedByteArray chunk = client->read_response_body_chunk();
 			downloaded.add(chunk.size());