diff --git a/gst-plugin-reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc.rs b/gst-plugin-reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
index 4c9f58e2..d4769226 100644
--- a/gst-plugin-reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin-reqwest/src/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 // <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
-
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use futures::sync::oneshot;
 use futures::{Future, Stream};
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ use hyperx::header::{
     RangeUnit,
 };
 use reqwest::r#async::{Client, Decoder};
+use reqwest::StatusCode;
 use std::mem;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::u64;
@@ -163,13 +163,33 @@ impl ReqwestHttpSrc {
                 })
             })?;
 
-        //I have to read statusCode and produce error accordingly
         if !response.status().is_success() {
-            gst_error!(cat, obj: src, "Request status failed: {:?}", response);
-            return Err(gst_error_msg!(
-                gst::ResourceError::NotFound,
-                ["Failed to fetch {}: {}", uri, response.status()]
-            ));
+            match response.status() {
+                StatusCode::NOT_FOUND => {
+                    gst_error!(cat, obj: src, "Request status failed: {:?}", response);
+                    return Err(gst_error_msg!(
+                        gst::ResourceError::NotFound,
+                        ["Request status failed for {}: {}", uri, response.status()]
+                    ));
+                }
+                StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED
+                | StatusCode::PAYMENT_REQUIRED
+                | StatusCode::FORBIDDEN
+                | StatusCode::PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED => {
+                    gst_error!(cat, obj: src, "Request status failed: {:?}", response);
+                    return Err(gst_error_msg!(
+                        gst::ResourceError::NotAuthorized,
+                        ["Request status failed for {}: {}", uri, response.status()]
+                    ));
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    gst_error!(cat, obj: src, "Request status failed: {:?}", response);
+                    return Err(gst_error_msg!(
+                        gst::ResourceError::OpenRead,
+                        ["Request status failed for {}: {}", uri, response.status()]
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         let headers = Headers::from(response.headers());
diff --git a/gst-plugin-reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs b/gst-plugin-reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
index b3f0e3b5..048139d5 100644
--- a/gst-plugin-reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin-reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl Harness {
 
     fn wait_for_error(&mut self) -> glib::Error {
         loop {
-            match self.receiver.recv().unwrap() {
+            match self.receiver.as_mut().unwrap().recv().unwrap() {
                 Message::ServerError(err) => {
                     panic!("Got server error: {}", err);
                 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl Harness {
 
                     match ev.view() {
                         EventView::Eos(_) => {
-                            panic!("Got EOS");
+                            panic!("Got EOS but expected error");
                         }
                         _ => (),
                     }
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ impl Harness {
                         _ => (),
                     }
                 }
-                Message::Buffer(buffer) => {
-                    panic!("Got buffer {:?}", buffer);
+                Message::Buffer(_buffer) => {
+                    panic!("Got buffer but expected error");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -282,13 +282,17 @@ fn test_basic_request() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_404_error() {
+    use reqwest::StatusCode;
     init();
 
     let mut h = Harness::new(
         |_req| {
             use hyper::{Body, Response};
 
-            Response::builder().status(404).body(Body::empty()).unwrap()
+            Response::builder()
+                .status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND.as_u16())
+                .body(Body::empty())
+                .unwrap()
         },
         |_src| {},
     );
@@ -297,15 +301,8 @@ fn test_404_error() {
         let _ = src.set_state(gst::State::Playing);
     });
 
-    let expected_error = gst::ResourceError::NotFound;
-
     let err_code = h.wait_for_error();
     if let Some(err) = err_code.kind::<gst::ResourceError>() {
-        match err {
-            gst::ResourceError::NotFound => {
-                assert_eq!(err, expected_error);
-            }
-            _ => panic!("unexpected error : {:?}", err),
-        }
+        assert_eq!(err, gst::ResourceError::NotFound);
     }
 }