diff --git a/testing/resources/s2i_python_model_non200.json b/testing/resources/s2i_python_model_non200.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d5286db02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/s2i_python_model_non200.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "apiVersion": "machinelearning.seldon.io/v1alpha2",
+  "kind": "SeldonDeployment",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "mymodel"
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "name": "mymodel",
+    "oauth_key": "oauth-key",
+    "oauth_secret": "oauth-secret",
+    "predictors": [
+      {
+        "componentSpecs": [{
+          "spec": {
+            "containers": [
+              {
+                "image": "seldonio/testmodel_rest_non200:0.1",
+                "imagePullPolicy": "Never",
+                "name": "model"
+              }
+            ],
+            "terminationGracePeriodSeconds": 1
+          }
+        }],
+        "graph": {
+          "children": [],
+          "name": "model",
+          "endpoint": {
+            "type" : "REST"
+          },
+          "type": "MODEL"
+        },
+        "name": "mymodel",
+        "replicas": 1
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/testing/s2i/python/model/MyModelNon200Response.py b/testing/s2i/python/model/MyModelNon200Response.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e40d564a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/s2i/python/model/MyModelNon200Response.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from flask.json import jsonify
+
+
+class MyModelNon200Response(object):
+    def __init__(self, metrics_ok=True):
+        print("Init called")
+
+    def predict_raw(self, message):
+        status = {
+            "code": 400,
+            "reason": "exception message",
+            "status": "FAILURE",
+            "info": "exception caught",
+        }
+
+        return {"data": {"names": ["score"], "ndarray": []}, "status": status}
diff --git a/testing/s2i/python/model/environment_rest_non200 b/testing/s2i/python/model/environment_rest_non200
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..186f60e8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/s2i/python/model/environment_rest_non200
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+MODEL_NAME=MyModelNon200Response
+API_TYPE=REST
+SERVICE_TYPE=MODEL
+PERSISTENCE=0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/scripts/test_s2i_python.py b/testing/scripts/test_s2i_python.py
index 64b0ac5385..a42b915218 100644
--- a/testing/scripts/test_s2i_python.py
+++ b/testing/scripts/test_s2i_python.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def test_model_rest(self, s2i_python_version):
         tester = S2IK8S()
         tester.test_model_rest(s2i_python_version)
 
+    def test_model_rest_non200(self, s2i_python_version):
+        tester = S2IK8S()
+        tester.test_model_rest_non200(s2i_python_version)
+
     def test_input_transformer_rest(self, s2i_python_version):
         tester = S2IK8S()
         tester.test_input_transformer_rest(s2i_python_version)
@@ -153,6 +157,30 @@ def test_model_rest(self, s2i_python_version):
         )
         run(f"kubectl delete namespace {namespace}", shell=True)
 
+    def test_model_rest_non200(self, s2i_python_version):
+        namespace = "s2i-test-model-rest-non200"
+        retry_run(f"kubectl create namespace {namespace}")
+        create_push_s2i_image(s2i_python_version, "model", "rest_non200")
+        retry_run(
+            f"kubectl apply -f ../resources/s2i_python_model_non200.json -n {namespace}"
+        )
+        wait_for_rollout("mymodel-mymodel-4e3d66d", namespace)
+        r = initial_rest_request("mymodel", namespace)
+        arr = np.array([[1, 2, 3]])
+        r = rest_request_ambassador("mymodel", namespace, API_AMBASSADOR, data=arr)
+        res = r.json()
+        logging.warning(res)
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert r.json()["status"]["code"] == 400
+        assert r.json()["status"]["reason"] == "exception message"
+        assert r.json()["status"]["info"] == "exception caught"
+        assert r.json()["status"]["status"] == "FAILURE"
+        run(
+            f"kubectl delete -f ../resources/s2i_python_model_non200.json -n {namespace}",
+            shell=True,
+        )
+        run(f"kubectl delete namespace {namespace}", shell=True)
+
     def test_input_transformer_rest(self, s2i_python_version):
         namespace = "s2i-test-input-transformer-rest"
         retry_run(f"kubectl create namespace {namespace}")