diff --git a/.changes/fix-upload-handle-non-success-download.md b/.changes/fix-upload-handle-non-success-download.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bfc4913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-upload-handle-non-success-download.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"upload": 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+fix download content to file when unsuccessful response
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b05395e9..903454e0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -337,6 +337,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "zbus",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "assert-json-diff"
+version = "2.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47e4f2b81832e72834d7518d8487a0396a28cc408186a2e8854c0f98011faf12"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-broadcast"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -1088,6 +1098,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colored"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cbf2150cce219b664a8a70df7a1f933836724b503f8a413af9365b4dcc4d90b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "combine"
 version = "4.6.7"
@@ -1961,7 +1981,7 @@ version = "0.6.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d9f0c14694cbd524c8720dd69b0e3179344f04ebb5f90f2e4a440c6ea3b2f1ee"
 dependencies = [
- "colored",
+ "colored 1.9.4",
  "log",
 ]
 
@@ -2808,6 +2828,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "httparse",
+ "httpdate",
  "itoa 1.0.11",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "smallvec",
@@ -3623,6 +3644,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mockito"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "09b34bd91b9e5c5b06338d392463e1318d683cf82ec3d3af4014609be6e2108d"
+dependencies = [
+ "assert-json-diff",
+ "bytes",
+ "colored 2.1.0",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "log",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "regex",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "similar",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "muda"
 version = "0.14.1"
@@ -5614,6 +5659,12 @@ version = "0.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f27f6278552951f1f2b8cf9da965d10969b2efdea95a6ec47987ab46edfe263a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "similar"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1de1d4f81173b03af4c0cbed3c898f6bff5b870e4a7f5d6f4057d62a7a4b686e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "single-instance-example"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -6811,6 +6862,7 @@ version = "2.0.0-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "log",
+ "mockito",
  "read-progress-stream",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -7113,6 +7165,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
  "mio 1.0.2",
+ "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
diff --git a/plugins/upload/Cargo.toml b/plugins/upload/Cargo.toml
index a8021755..c43487a9 100644
--- a/plugins/upload/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/upload/Cargo.toml
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ read-progress-stream = "1.0.0"
 native-tls = ["reqwest/native-tls"]
 native-tls-vendored = ["reqwest/native-tls-vendored"]
 rustls-tls = ["reqwest/rustls-tls"]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+mockito = "1.5.0"
+tokio = { version = "*", features = ["macros"] }
diff --git a/plugins/upload/src/lib.rs b/plugins/upload/src/lib.rs
index 453f5665..9351b246 100644
--- a/plugins/upload/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/upload/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,13 +70,19 @@ async fn download(
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
 
     let mut request = client.get(url);
-    // Loop trought the headers keys and values
+    // Loop through the headers keys and values
     // and add them to the request object.
     for (key, value) in headers {
         request = request.header(&key, value);
     }
 
     let response = request.send().await?;
+    if !response.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(Error::HttpErrorCode(
+            response.status().as_u16(),
+            response.text().await.unwrap_or_default(),
+        ));
+    }
     let total = response.content_length().unwrap_or(0);
 
     let mut file = BufWriter::new(File::create(file_path).await?);
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ async fn upload(
         .header(reqwest::header::CONTENT_LENGTH, file_len)
         .body(file_to_body(on_progress, file));
 
-    // Loop trought the headers keys and values
+    // Loop through the headers keys and values
     // and add them to the request object.
     for (key, value) in headers {
         request = request.header(&key, value);
@@ -145,3 +151,64 @@ pub fn init<R: Runtime>() -> TauriPlugin<R> {
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![download, upload])
         .build()
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use mockito::{self, Mock, Server, ServerGuard};
+    use tauri::ipc::InvokeResponseBody;
+    struct MockedServer {
+        _server: ServerGuard,
+        url: String,
+        mocked_endpoint: Mock,
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn should_error_if_status_not_success() {
+        let mocked_server = spawn_server_mocked(400).await;
+        let result = download_file(&mocked_server.url).await;
+        mocked_server.mocked_endpoint.assert();
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn should_download_file_successfully() {
+        let mocked_server = spawn_server_mocked(200).await;
+        let result = download_file(&mocked_server.url).await;
+        mocked_server.mocked_endpoint.assert();
+        assert!(
+            result.is_ok(),
+            "failed to download file: {}",
+            result.unwrap_err()
+        );
+    }
+
+    async fn download_file(url: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let file_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/test/test.txt");
+        let headers = HashMap::new();
+        let sender: Channel<ProgressPayload> =
+            Channel::new(|msg: InvokeResponseBody| -> tauri::Result<()> {
+                let _ = msg;
+                Ok(())
+            });
+        download(url, file_path, headers, sender).await
+    }
+
+    async fn spawn_server_mocked(return_status: usize) -> MockedServer {
+        let mut _server = Server::new_async().await;
+        let path = "/mock_test";
+        let mock = _server
+            .mock("GET", path)
+            .with_status(return_status)
+            .with_body("mocked response body")
+            .create_async()
+            .await;
+
+        let url = _server.url() + path;
+        MockedServer {
+            _server,
+            url,
+            mocked_endpoint: mock,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/upload/test/test.txt b/plugins/upload/test/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..629b997b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/upload/test/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mocked response body
\ No newline at end of file