diff --git a/hooks.go b/hooks.go
index f548522..b3ffce5 100644
--- a/hooks.go
+++ b/hooks.go
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ func (c *Client) Hooks(msg *HookMessage, token string) (*HookResponse, error) {
 	}
 
 	res, err := c.HTTPClient.Do(req)
-	defer res.Body.Close()
-
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
 
 	resp := HookResponse{}