diff --git a/CloudConnection.py b/CloudConnection.py
index 76672bc..e47ac04 100644
--- a/CloudConnection.py
+++ b/CloudConnection.py
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ class CloudConnection:
         return inverter
 
     def _handle_api_return_codes(self, result: Response) -> [dict, None]:
-        result_api_code = result.json()["code"]
         if result.status_code == 200:
+            result_api_code = result.json()["code"]
+
             if result_api_code == 0:
                 pass
             if result_api_code == 3003: