diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/IslandHttpClient.tsx b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/IslandHttpClient.tsx
index 842fa6333..1c9571011 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/IslandHttpClient.tsx
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/IslandHttpClient.tsx
@@ -13,18 +13,22 @@ export class Response{
 
 class IslandHttpClient extends AuthComponent {
   post(endpoint: string, contents: any): Promise<Response>{
+    let status = null;
     return this.authFetch(endpoint,
       {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
         body: JSON.stringify(contents)
       })
-      .then(res => new Response(res.json(), res.status));
+      .then(res => {status = res.status; return res.json()})
+      .then(res => new Response(res, status));
   }
 
   get(endpoint: string): Promise<Response>{
+    let status = null;
     return this.authFetch(endpoint)
-      .then(res => new Response(res.json(), res.status));
+      .then(res => {status = res.status; return res.json()})
+      .then(res => new Response(res, status));
   }
 }