diff --git a/internal/transport/http.go b/internal/transport/http.go
index 1e2cd61..4bb2b3d 100644
--- a/internal/transport/http.go
+++ b/internal/transport/http.go
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ func (h *HTTP) Stat() (info fs.FileInfo, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()
-
+	
+	if response.StatusCode > 399 {
+		err = ErrTransportResourceAbsent
+		return
+	}
 	fi := NewHTTPFileInfo(uri)
 	contentLength := response.Header.Get("Content-Length")
 	if contentLength != "" {
diff --git a/internal/transport/transport.go b/internal/transport/transport.go
index 1a75de3..8f16256 100644
--- a/internal/transport/transport.go
+++ b/internal/transport/transport.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package transport
 
 import (
-_	"errors"
+	"errors"
 _	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"net/http"
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ _	"os"
 	"context"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrTransportResourceAbsent error = errors.New("Transport resource is absent")
+)
+
 type Handler interface {
 	URI() *url.URL
 	ContentType() string
@@ -162,11 +166,19 @@ func (r *Reader) AddHeader(name string, value string) {
 }
 
 func (r *Reader) Status() string {
-	return r.handle.(*HTTPReader).GetResponse().Status
+	if httpReader, ok := r.handle.(*HTTPReader); ok {
+		return httpReader.GetResponse().Status
+	}
+	panic("Unable to get HTTP status from reader")
+	return ""
 }
 
 func (r *Reader) StatusCode() int {
-	return r.handle.(*HTTPReader).GetResponse().StatusCode
+	if httpReader, ok := r.handle.(*HTTPReader); ok {
+		return httpReader.GetResponse().StatusCode
+	}
+	panic("Unable to get HTTP status code from reader")
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (r *Reader) Response() *http.Response {