diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 89f8e75a0..f504269d8 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -104,11 +104,15 @@ func CheckScopes(wantedScope string, cb func(string) error) ClientOption {
 	return func(tr http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
 		return &funcTripper{roundTrip: func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			res, err := tr.RoundTrip(req)
-			_, hasHeader := res.Header[httpOAuthAppID]
-			if err != nil || res.StatusCode > 299 || !hasHeader || issuedScopesWarning {
+			if err != nil || res.StatusCode > 299 || issuedScopesWarning {
 				return res, err
 			}
 
+			_, hasHeader := res.Header[httpOAuthAppID]
+			if !hasHeader {
+				return res, nil
+			}
+
 			appID := res.Header.Get(httpOAuthAppID)
 			hasScopes := strings.Split(res.Header.Get(httpOAuthScopes), ",")
 
diff --git a/api/client_test.go b/api/client_test.go
index 7f692eee1..7307ce2b6 100644
--- a/api/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client_test.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func Test_CheckScopes(t *testing.T) {
 		wantScope      string
 		responseApp    string
 		responseScopes string
+		responseError  error
 		expectCallback bool
 	}{
 		{
@@ -132,11 +133,22 @@ func Test_CheckScopes(t *testing.T) {
 			responseScopes: "",
 			expectCallback: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:           "errored response",
+			wantScope:      "read:org",
+			responseApp:    "",
+			responseScopes: "",
+			responseError:  errors.New("Network Failed"),
+			expectCallback: false,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			tr := &httpmock.Registry{}
 			tr.Register(httpmock.MatchAny, func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+				if tt.responseError != nil {
+					return nil, tt.responseError
+				}
 				if tt.responseScopes == "" {
 					return &http.Response{StatusCode: 200}, nil
 				}
@@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ func Test_CheckScopes(t *testing.T) {
 
 			issuedScopesWarning = false
 			_, err = rt.RoundTrip(req)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, tt.responseError) {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 			}