diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index 0f69dd61bd9..2a299fcbaef 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function parseHttpRespMessage(httpRespMessage) {
     resp: httpRespMessage
   };
 
-  if (httpRespMessage.statusCode < 200 || httpRespMessage.statusCode > 299) {
+  if (httpRespMessage && (httpRespMessage.statusCode < 200 || httpRespMessage.statusCode > 299)) {
     // Unknown error. Format according to ApiError standard.
     parsedHttpRespMessage.err = new util.ApiError({
       errors: [],