diff --git a/get-latest-version.js b/get-latest-version.js
index 4670f6a..738e4f1 100644
--- a/get-latest-version.js
+++ b/get-latest-version.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 const XMLHttpRequest = require("xmlhttprequest").XMLHttpRequest;
 
 function getLatestVersion() {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    // if (typeof milliseconds !== "number") {
-    //   throw new Error("milleseconds not a number");
-    // }
-
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
     const url = "https://api.github.com/repos/gohugoio/hugo/releases/latest";
     xhr.open("GET", url);
@@ -18,8 +14,9 @@ function getLatestVersion() {
         const latestVersion = latestURL.match(/(\d+).(\d+).(\d+)/g)[0];
 
         resolve(latestVersion);
-      } else if (xhr.status !== 200) {
-        reject(`ERROR: got status ${xhr.status}`);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`ERROR: got status ${xhr.status}`);
+        // reject(`ERROR: got status ${xhr.status}`);
       }
     };
   });