diff --git a/modules/http-helper/http_helper.go b/modules/http-helper/http_helper.go
index fcf893141..7d9e1361a 100644
--- a/modules/http-helper/http_helper.go
+++ b/modules/http-helper/http_helper.go
@@ -347,9 +347,13 @@ func HTTPDoWithRetryWithOptionsE(
 	t testing.TestingT, options HttpDoOptions, expectedStatus int,
 	retries int, sleepBetweenRetries time.Duration,
 ) (string, error) {
-	// The request body is closed after a request is complete. options.
+	// The request body is closed after a request is complete.
 	// Extract the underlying data and cache it so we can reuse for retried requests
 	data, err := io.ReadAll(options.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
 	options.Body = nil
 
 	out, err := retry.DoWithRetryE(