diff --git a/lib/regular-update.js b/lib/regular-update.js
index 528615fb52..ce7916d98d 100644
--- a/lib/regular-update.js
+++ b/lib/regular-update.js
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ function regularUpdate(
     }
 
     if (res.statusCode < 200 || res.statusCode >= 300) {
-      throw new InvalidResponse({
-        prettyMessage: 'intermediate resource inaccessible',
-      })
+      cb(
+        new InvalidResponse({
+          prettyMessage: 'intermediate resource inaccessible',
+        })
+      )
     }
 
     let reqData