diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
index 1084ddf744..90e6cc9668 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/Listings/SchedulesDirect.cs
@@ -611,25 +611,25 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             CancellationToken cancellationToken,
             HttpCompletionOption completionOption = HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead)
         {
-            try
+            var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
+                .SendAsync(options, completionOption, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
             {
-                return await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default).SendAsync(options, completionOption, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-            catch (HttpRequestException ex)
-            {
-                _tokens.Clear();
-
-                if (!ex.StatusCode.HasValue || (int)ex.StatusCode.Value >= 500)
-                {
-                    enableRetry = false;
-                }
-
-                if (!enableRetry)
-                {
-                    throw;
-                }
+                return response;
             }
 
+            // Response is automatically disposed in the calling function,
+            // so dispose manually if not returning.
+            response.Dispose();
+            if (!enableRetry || (int)response.StatusCode >= 500)
+            {
+                throw new HttpRequestException(
+                    string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "Request failed: {0}", response.ReasonPhrase),
+                    null,
+                    response.StatusCode);
+            }
+
+            _tokens.Clear();
             options.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("token", await GetToken(providerInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false));
             return await Send(options, false, providerInfo, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             options.Content = new StringContent("{\"username\":\"" + username + "\",\"password\":\"" + hashedPassword + "\"}", Encoding.UTF8, MediaTypeNames.Application.Json);
 
             using var response = await Send(options, false, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
             await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<ScheduleDirect.Token>(stream).ConfigureAwait(false);
             if (string.Equals(root.message, "OK", StringComparison.Ordinal))
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             try
             {
                 using var httpResponse = await Send(options, false, null, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                httpResponse.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                 await using var stream = await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 using var response = httpResponse.Content;
                 var root = await _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromStreamAsync<ScheduleDirect.Lineups>(stream).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.Listings
             }
             catch (HttpRequestException ex)
             {
-                // Apparently we're supposed to swallow this
+                // SchedulesDirect returns 400 if no lineups are configured.
                 if (ex.StatusCode.HasValue && ex.StatusCode.Value == HttpStatusCode.BadRequest)
                 {
                     return false;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index 4fe6cbf316..5ef83f2746 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 using var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
                     .GetAsync(GetApiUrl(info) + "/discover.json", HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
                 await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 var discoverResponse = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<DiscoverResponse>(stream, _jsonOptions, cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
index ce9ffe42b1..ae2fa3ce19 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Updates/InstallationManager.cs
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Updates
 
             using var response = await _httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
                 .GetAsync(new Uri(package.SourceUrl), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
             await using var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             // CA5351: Do Not Use Broken Cryptographic Algorithms