diff --git a/src/components/EditGameForm.js b/src/components/EditGameForm.js
index 88c4fa0f72e98425ef81c926d7a1ff6553f55ad7..55247e638269ca8cb9d888d972cc9ec75aa08857 100644
--- a/src/components/EditGameForm.js
+++ b/src/components/EditGameForm.js
@@ -258,12 +258,16 @@ export class EditGameForm extends React.Component {
       },
       body: JSON.stringify(gameObject)
     })
-      .then(res => res.json())
+      .then(res => {
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          throw Error(res.statusMessage);
+        } else {
+          return res.json();
+        }
+      })
       .then(result => {
         alert(result.message);
-        if (result.code === 200) {
-          this.handleView();
-        }
+        this.handleView();
       })
       .catch(error => console.log("Error: ", error));
   };