diff --git a/streaming.go b/streaming.go
index 41ffe8d..6df8148 100644
--- a/streaming.go
+++ b/streaming.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Client) streaming(ctx context.Context, p string, tag string) (chan Even
 			if err == nil {
 				req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.config.AccessToken)
 				resp, err = c.Do(req)
-				if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+				if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 					err = fmt.Errorf("bad request: %v", resp.Status)
 				}
 			}