diff --git a/buildscripts/minio-upgrade.sh b/buildscripts/minio-upgrade.sh
index d90dfb503..9904e7889 100644
--- a/buildscripts/minio-upgrade.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/minio-upgrade.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ verify_checksum_mc() {
 }
 
 add_alias() {
-    until (mc alias set minio http://127.0.0.1:9000 minioadmin minioadmin); do
-        echo "...waiting... for 5secs" && sleep 5
+    for i in $(seq 1 4); do
+        echo "... attempting to add alias $i"
+        until (mc alias set minio http://127.0.0.1:9000 minioadmin minioadmin); do
+            echo "...waiting... for 5secs" && sleep 5
+        done
     done
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/logger/target/http/http.go b/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
index b8bb28b9c..d08a9de9d 100644
--- a/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
+++ b/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (h *Target) startHTTPLogger() {
 			// Drain any response.
 			xhttp.DrainBody(resp.Body)
 
-			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			if !acceptedResponseStatusCode(resp.StatusCode) {
 				switch resp.StatusCode {
 				case http.StatusForbidden:
 					h.config.LogOnce(ctx, fmt.Errorf("%s returned '%s', please check if your auth token is correctly set", h.config.Endpoint, resp.Status), h.config.Endpoint)