diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/loaders/remote_image_request.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/loaders/remote_image_request.dart
index a35cb79a78..ddfaef9e80 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/loaders/remote_image_request.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/loaders/remote_image_request.dart
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class RemoteImageRequest extends ImageRequest {
       return null;
     }
 
-    final req = http.AbortableRequest('get', Uri.parse(uri), abortTrigger: abortTrigger.future);
+    final req = http.AbortableRequest('GET', Uri.parse(uri), abortTrigger: abortTrigger.future);
     req.headers.addAll(headers);
     final res = await _client.send(req);
     if (_isCancelled) {
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class RemoteImageRequest extends ImageRequest {
       return null;
     }
 
+    if (res.statusCode != 200) {
+      throw Exception('Failed to download $uri: ${res.statusCode}');
+    }
+
     final stream = res.stream.map((chunk) {
       if (_isCancelled) {
         throw StateError('Cancelled request');