diff --git a/libs/live-handlers.js b/libs/live-handlers.js
index 2e165c1..ea7c28d 100644
--- a/libs/live-handlers.js
+++ b/libs/live-handlers.js
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ const serveBadge = require('./serve-badge.js')
 const liveFetcher = require('./live-fetcher.js')
 
 const { API_HOST } = process.env
+const apiFetcher = async url => {
+  return axios.get(API_HOST + url, {
+    validateStatus: status => status >= 200 && status < 300
+  }).then(
+    res => res.data,
+    err => {
+      console.error('API_ERR', url, err.message)
+      return { ...err.response.data, statusCode: err.response.status }
+    }
+  )
+}
 
 module.exports = Object.entries(liveFns).map(([name, fn]) => {
   return get(`/${name}/*`, async (req, res) => {
@@ -12,15 +23,18 @@ module.exports = Object.entries(liveFns).map(([name, fn]) => {
       subject = name,
       status = 'unknown',
       color = 'grey',
-      failed = false
-    } = await (API_HOST
-      ? axios(API_HOST + req.url).then(res => res.data)
-      : liveFetcher(name, fn, req.params['*'])
+      failed = false,
+      statusCode = 200
+    } = await (
+      API_HOST
+        ? apiFetcher(req.url)
+        : liveFetcher(name, fn, req.params['*'])
     )
 
     const style = req.headers.host === 'flat.badgen.net' ? 'flat' : undefined
     req.params = { subject, status, color, style }
     serveBadge(req, res, {
+      code: statusCode,
       maxAge: failed ? '0' : (Math.random() * 60 + 60).toFixed()
     })
   })