diff --git a/github4s/js/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJS.scala b/github4s/js/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJS.scala
index bdd06a978..40cad7874 100644
--- a/github4s/js/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJS.scala
+++ b/github4s/js/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJS.scala
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ trait HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJS {
         mapResponse(r)
       case r ⇒
         Either.left(
-          UnexpectedException(
-            s"Failed invoking with status : ${r.statusCode}, body : \n ${r.body}"))
+          UnsuccessfulHttpRequest(
+            s"Failed invoking with status : ${r.statusCode}, body : \n ${r.body}",
+            r.statusCode
+          ))
     }
 
   def emptyResponse(r: SimpleHttpResponse): GHResponse[Unit] =
diff --git a/github4s/jvm/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJVM.scala b/github4s/jvm/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJVM.scala
index ed7aa8132..41fdc15e4 100644
--- a/github4s/jvm/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJVM.scala
+++ b/github4s/jvm/src/main/scala/github4s/HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJVM.scala
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 
 package github4s
 
-import github4s.GithubResponses.{GHResponse, GHResult, JsonParsingException, UnexpectedException}
+import github4s.GithubResponses._
 import io.circe.Decoder
 import io.circe.parser._
-
 import scalaj.http._
 import cats.implicits._
 import github4s.free.interpreters.Capture
@@ -79,7 +78,11 @@ trait HttpRequestBuilderExtensionJVM {
         mapResponse(r)
       case r ⇒
         Either.left(
-          UnexpectedException(s"Failed invoking with status : ${r.code} body : \n ${r.body}"))
+          UnsuccessfulHttpRequest(
+            s"Failed invoking with status : ${r.code} body : \n ${r.body}",
+            r.code
+          )
+        )
     }
 
   def emptyResponse(r: HttpResponse[String]): GHResponse[Unit] =
diff --git a/github4s/shared/src/main/scala/github4s/GithubResponses.scala b/github4s/shared/src/main/scala/github4s/GithubResponses.scala
index bb9211848..9a0035417 100644
--- a/github4s/shared/src/main/scala/github4s/GithubResponses.scala
+++ b/github4s/shared/src/main/scala/github4s/GithubResponses.scala
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ object GithubResponses {
       json: String
   ) extends GHException(msg)
 
+  case class UnsuccessfulHttpRequest(
+    msg: String,
+    statusCode: Int
+  ) extends GHException(msg)
+
   case class UnexpectedException(msg: String) extends GHException(msg)
 
 }