diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index 054e8ce3d3..f6ef1da340 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ typedef enum {
     HttpStatus_TemporaryRedirect = 307,
 
     /* 4xx - Client Error */
+    HttpStatus_BadRequest        = 400,
     HttpStatus_Unauthorized      = 401,
     HttpStatus_Forbidden         = 403,
     HttpStatus_NotFound          = 404,
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index 1e9cdec2cf..910d652c91 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ static esp_err_t _http_handle_response_code(esp_http_client_handle_t http_client
     } else if(status_code == HttpStatus_NotFound || status_code == HttpStatus_Forbidden) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "File not found(%d)", status_code);
         return ESP_FAIL;
-    } else if (status_code == HttpStatus_InternalError) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Server error occurred(%d)", status_code);
+    } else if (status_code >= HttpStatus_BadRequest && status_code < HttpStatus_InternalError) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Client error (%d)", status_code);
+        return ESP_FAIL;
+    } else if (status_code >= HttpStatus_InternalError) {
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Server error (%d)", status_code);
         return ESP_FAIL;
     }