diff --git a/lib/npm-info.js b/lib/npm-info.js
index ee795bfa..50ee4450 100644
--- a/lib/npm-info.js
+++ b/lib/npm-info.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function (pkgName, cb) {
 
     var pkg = JSON.parse(body)
 
-    if (pkg.error && response.statusCode !== 404) return cb(pkg.error)
+    if (pkg.error) return cb(pkg.error)
 
     res.version = pkg['dist-tags'].latest
     res.gitHead = pkg.versions[res.version].gitHead