diff --git a/lib/elastic_apm/central_config.rb b/lib/elastic_apm/central_config.rb
index 0778041c8..54c5f99e2 100644
--- a/lib/elastic_apm/central_config.rb
+++ b/lib/elastic_apm/central_config.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def fetch_config
       resp = perform_request
 
       # rubocop:disable Lint/DuplicateBranch
-      case resp.status
+      case resp.status.code
       when 200..299
         resp
       when 300..399