diff --git a/src/common/networking.c b/src/common/networking.c
index 92d1b925c..4558f7f8e 100644
--- a/src/common/networking.c
+++ b/src/common/networking.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int ffNetworkingSendHttpRequest(const char* host, const char* path, const char*
     return sockfd;
 }
 
-void ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(int sockfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+bool ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(int sockfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
     ssize_t received = recv(sockfd, buffer->chars + buffer->length, ffStrbufGetFree(buffer), 0);
 
@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ void ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(int sockfd, FFstrbuf* buffer)
     }
 
     close(sockfd);
+    return ffStrbufStartsWithS(buffer, "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n");
 }
 
-void ffNetworkingGetHttp(const char* host, const char* path, uint32_t timeout, const char* headers, FFstrbuf* buffer)
+bool ffNetworkingGetHttp(const char* host, const char* path, uint32_t timeout, const char* headers, FFstrbuf* buffer)
 {
     int sockfd = ffNetworkingSendHttpRequest(host, path, headers, timeout);
     if(sockfd > 0)
-        ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, buffer);
+        return ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, buffer);
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/networking.h b/src/common/networking.h
index cab005902..145493ce7 100644
--- a/src/common/networking.h
+++ b/src/common/networking.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "util/FFstrbuf.h"
 
 int ffNetworkingSendHttpRequest(const char* host, const char* path, const char* headers, uint32_t timeout);
-void ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(int sock, FFstrbuf* buffer);
-void ffNetworkingGetHttp(const char* host, const char* path, uint32_t timeout, const char* headers, FFstrbuf* buffer);
+bool ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(int sock, FFstrbuf* buffer);
+bool ffNetworkingGetHttp(const char* host, const char* path, uint32_t timeout, const char* headers, FFstrbuf* buffer);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/publicip.c b/src/modules/publicip.c
index 513ccb60a..fe77e30f6 100644
--- a/src/modules/publicip.c
+++ b/src/modules/publicip.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ void ffPrintPublicIp(FFinstance* instance)
 
     FFstrbuf result;
     ffStrbufInitA(&result, 4096);
-    ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, &result);
-    ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(&result, "\r\n\r\n");
+    bool success = ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, &result);
+    if(success) ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(&result, "\r\n\r\n");
 
-    if(result.length == 0)
+    if(!success || result.length == 0)
     {
         ffPrintError(instance, FF_PUBLICIP_MODULE_NAME, 0, &instance->config.publicIP, "Failed to receive the server response");
         ffStrbufDestroy(&result);
diff --git a/src/modules/weather.c b/src/modules/weather.c
index c85b429cb..43c1d56fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/weather.c
+++ b/src/modules/weather.c
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ void ffPrintWeather(FFinstance* instance)
 
     FFstrbuf result;
     ffStrbufInitA(&result, 4096);
-    ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, &result);
-    ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(&result, "\r\n\r\n");
+    bool success = ffNetworkingRecvHttpResponse(sockfd, &result);
+    if (success) ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstS(&result, "\r\n\r\n");
 
-    if(result.length == 0)
+    if(!success || result.length == 0)
     {
         ffPrintError(instance, FF_WEATHER_MODULE_NAME, 0, &instance->config.weather, "Failed to receive the server response");
         ffStrbufDestroy(&result);