diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go b/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
index 5ae2b13b3f2..def7039ac91 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/graphite/graphite.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (e *GraphiteExecutor) parseResponse(res *http.Response) ([]TargetResponseDT
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if res.StatusCode/100 != 200 {
+	if res.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
 		glog.Info("Request failed", "status", res.Status, "body", string(body))
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Request failed status: %v", res.Status)
 	}