diff --git a/source/as-promise/index.ts b/source/as-promise/index.ts
index efd94703c..4d8d5e041 100644
--- a/source/as-promise/index.ts
+++ b/source/as-promise/index.ts
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ export default function asPromise<T>(normalizedOptions: NormalizedOptions): Canc
 					return;
 				}
 
+				globalResponse = response;
+				
 				if (!isResponseOk(response)) {
 					request._beforeError(new HTTPError(response));
 					return;
 				}
 
-				globalResponse = response;
-
 				resolve(request.options.resolveBodyOnly ? response.body as T : response as unknown as T);
 			});