diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/Uploader.java b/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/Uploader.java
index 5b2e5941..a037346b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/Uploader.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rnfs/Uploader.java
@@ -175,7 +175,14 @@ private void upload(UploadParams params, UploadResult result) throws Exception {
             request.flush();
             request.close();
 
-            responseStream = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getInputStream());
+            // responseStream = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getInputStream());
+            statusCode = connection.getResponseCode();
+
+            if (statusCode >= 400) {
+                responseStream = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getErrorStream());
+            } else {
+                responseStream = new BufferedInputStream(connection.getInputStream());
+            }
             responseStreamReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(responseStream));
             WritableMap responseHeaders = Arguments.createMap();
             Map<String, List<String>> map = connection.getHeaderFields();
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ private void upload(UploadParams params, UploadResult result) throws Exception {
             }
 
             String response = stringBuilder.toString();
-            statusCode = connection.getResponseCode();
+            // statusCode = connection.getResponseCode();
             res.headers = responseHeaders;
             res.body = response;
             res.statusCode = statusCode;