diff --git a/http_client.cpp b/http_client.cpp
index 93d595f..5dad271 100644
--- a/http_client.cpp
+++ b/http_client.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void Response::parseStatus() {
     if (cstr_stricmp(parts[0].c_str(), "http/1.1")) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Unspported HTTP version");
     }
-    if (sscanf(parts[1].c_str(), "%" SCNu8, &this->code) != 1) {
+    if (sscanf(parts[1].c_str(), "%" SCNu16, &this->code) != 1) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Invalid HTTP status code");
     }
     this->reason = parts[2];
diff --git a/http_client.h b/http_client.h
index 58ea189..e02f3b9 100644
--- a/http_client.h
+++ b/http_client.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public:
     Response() = delete;
     explicit Response(Socket socket);
     HeaderMap headers;
-    uint8_t code = 0;
+    uint16_t code = 0;
     std::string reason;
     std::string read();
     std::string readAll();