diff --git a/system_test/helpers.go b/system_test/helpers.go
index 61e3f2ee..f41684ae 100644
--- a/system_test/helpers.go
+++ b/system_test/helpers.go
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ func (n *Node) postExecute(stmt string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("execute endpoint returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -412,6 +415,9 @@ func (n *Node) postExecuteQueued(stmt string, wait bool) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("execute endpoint (queued) returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -431,6 +437,9 @@ func (n *Node) query(stmt, consistency string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("query endpoint returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -444,6 +453,9 @@ func (n *Node) postQuery(stmt string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("query endpoint (POST) returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -457,6 +469,9 @@ func (n *Node) postRequest(stmt string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("request endpoint returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -481,6 +496,9 @@ func PostExecuteStmtMulti(apiAddr string, stmts []string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("execute endpoint returned: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err