diff --git a/docker.v b/docker.v
index fb5c304..701ea1f 100644
--- a/docker.v
+++ b/docker.v
@@ -115,8 +115,17 @@ fn (mut d DockerConn) read_response_body(length int) !string {
 fn (mut d DockerConn) read_response() !(http.Response, string) {
 	head := d.read_response_head()!
 
+    if head.status().is_error() {
+        content_length := head.header.get(.content_length)!.int()
+        body := d.read_response_body(content_length)!
+		mut err := json.decode(DockerError, body)!
+        err.status = head.status_code
+
+        return err
+    }
+
 	// 204 means "No Content", so we can assume nothing follows after this
-	if head.status_code == 204 {
+	if head.status() == .no_content {
 		return head, ''
 	}
 
@@ -130,9 +139,9 @@ fn (mut d DockerConn) read_response() !(http.Response, string) {
 	}
 
 	content_length := head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.content_length)!.int()
-	res := d.read_response_body(content_length)!
+	body := d.read_response_body(content_length)!
 
-	return head, res
+	return head, body
 }
 
 fn (mut d DockerConn) read_json_response<T>() !T {
diff --git a/errors.v b/errors.v
index 717f9fc..31ed81a 100644
--- a/errors.v
+++ b/errors.v
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module docker
 
 struct DockerError {
+pub mut:
 	status  int    [skip]
 	message string
 }
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ fn (err DockerError) msg() string {
 	return err.message
 }
 
-fn docker_error(status int, message string) IError {
-	return IError(DockerError{
+fn docker_error(status int, message string) DockerError {
+	return DockerError{
 		status: status
 		message: message
-	})
+	}
 }
diff --git a/images.v b/images.v
index a409875..00316d7 100644
--- a/images.v
+++ b/images.v
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerConn) pull_image(image string, tag string) ! {
 	d.send_request(Method.post, '/images/create?fromImage=$image&tag=$tag')!
 	head := d.read_response_head()!
 
-	if head.status_code != 200 {
-		content_length := head.header.get(http.CommonHeader.content_length)!.int()
+	if head.status().is_error() {
+		content_length := head.header.get(.content_length)!.int()
 		body := d.read_response_body(content_length)!
-		data := json.decode(DockerError, body)!
+		mut err := json.decode(DockerError, body)!
+        err.status = head.status_code
 
-		return error(data.message)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Keep reading the body until the pull has completed
@@ -33,14 +34,8 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerConn) pull_image(image string, tag string) ! {
 
 // create_image_from_container creates a new image from a container.
 pub fn (mut d DockerConn) create_image_from_container(id string, repo string, tag string) !Image {
-	d.send_request(Method.post, '/commit?container=$id&repo=$repo&tag=$tag')!
-	head, body := d.read_response()!
-
-	if head.status_code != 201 {
-		data := json.decode(DockerError, body)!
-
-		return error(data.message)
-	}
+	d.send_request(.post, '/commit?container=$id&repo=$repo&tag=$tag')!
+	_, body := d.read_response()!
 
 	data := json.decode(Image, body)!
 
@@ -49,12 +44,6 @@ pub fn (mut d DockerConn) create_image_from_container(id string, repo string, ta
 
 // remove_image removes the image with the given id.
 pub fn (mut d DockerConn) remove_image(id string) ! {
-	d.send_request(Method.delete, '/images/$id')!
-	head, body := d.read_response()!
-
-	if head.status_code != 200 {
-		data := json.decode(DockerError, body)!
-
-		return error(data.message)
-	}
+	d.send_request(.delete, '/images/$id')!
+	d.read_response()!
 }