diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index fb8df26..005aa64 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ func (r *HTTPClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	attempt := 0
 	for {
 		resp, err = r.client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+		}
 		if resp != nil && (resp.StatusCode < http.StatusOK || resp.StatusCode > http.StatusPartialContent) {
 			body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 			if body != nil {
@@ -193,9 +196,6 @@ func (r *HTTPClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			}
 		}
 		incr := r.getRetryIncr(resp, reqHasRangeHeader, err)
-		if resp != nil {
-			resp.Body.Close()
-		}
 		if incr > 0 {
 			attempt += incr
 			if attempt > r.maxRetries {