diff --git a/pydruid/db/api.py b/pydruid/db/api.py
index 35613f71..5d570238 100644
--- a/pydruid/db/api.py
+++ b/pydruid/db/api.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def _stream_query(self, query):
         if r.encoding is None:
             r.encoding = "utf-8"
         # raise any error messages
-        if r.status_code != 200:
+        if r.status_code != 200 and r.status_code != 202:
             try:
                 payload = r.json()
             except Exception: