diff --git a/src/python/library/tritonclient/http/_client.py b/src/python/library/tritonclient/http/_client.py
index 1b71d82a7..6c0c91684 100755
--- a/src/python/library/tritonclient/http/_client.py
+++ b/src/python/library/tritonclient/http/_client.py
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ def is_server_live(self, headers=None, query_params=None):
             request_uri=request_uri, headers=headers, query_params=query_params
         )
 
+        _raise_if_error(response)
+
         return response.status_code == 200
 
     def is_server_ready(self, headers=None, query_params=None):
@@ -396,6 +398,8 @@ def is_server_ready(self, headers=None, query_params=None):
             request_uri=request_uri, headers=headers, query_params=query_params
         )
 
+        _raise_if_error(response)
+
         return response.status_code == 200
 
     def is_model_ready(