diff --git a/pillarsdk/api.py b/pillarsdk/api.py
index abf5b39..405b3e6 100644
--- a/pillarsdk/api.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/api.py
@@ -143,35 +143,15 @@ class Api(object):
         """Check HTTP response codes
         """
         status = response.status_code
-        if status in (301, 302, 303, 307):
-            raise exceptions.Redirection(response, content)
-        elif 200 <= status <= 299:
+
+        if 200 <= status <= 299:
             return json.loads(content) if content else {}
-        elif status == 400:
-            raise exceptions.BadRequest(response, content)
-        elif status == 401:
-            raise exceptions.UnauthorizedAccess(response, content)
-        elif status == 403:
-            raise exceptions.ForbiddenAccess(response, content)
-        elif status == 404:
-            raise exceptions.ResourceNotFound(response, content)
-        elif status == 405:
-            raise exceptions.MethodNotAllowed(response, content)
-        elif status == 409:
-            raise exceptions.ResourceConflict(response, content)
-        elif status == 410:
-            raise exceptions.ResourceGone(response, content)
-        elif status == 412:
-            raise exceptions.PreconditionFailed(response, content)
-        elif status == 422:
-            raise exceptions.ResourceInvalid(response, content)
-        elif 401 <= status <= 499:
-            raise exceptions.ClientError(response, content)
-        elif 500 <= status <= 599:
-            raise exceptions.ServerError(response, content)
-        else:
-            raise exceptions.ConnectionError(response,
-                                             content, "Unknown response code: #{response.code}")
+
+        exception = exceptions.exception_for_status(status)
+        if exception:
+            raise exception(response, content)
+
+        raise exceptions.ConnectionError(response, content, "Unknown response code: %s" % status)
 
     def headers(self):
         """Default HTTP headers
diff --git a/pillarsdk/exceptions.py b/pillarsdk/exceptions.py
index 468aff3..95c4047 100644
--- a/pillarsdk/exceptions.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/exceptions.py
@@ -101,3 +101,36 @@ class MethodNotAllowed(ClientError):
 
     def allowed_methods(self):
         return self.response['Allow']
+
+
+_exception_map = {
+    301: Redirection,
+    302: Redirection,
+    303: Redirection,
+    307: Redirection,
+    400: BadRequest,
+    401: UnauthorizedAccess,
+    403: ForbiddenAccess,
+    404: ResourceNotFound,
+    405: MethodNotAllowed,
+    409: ResourceConflict,
+    410: ResourceGone,
+    412: PreconditionFailed,
+    422: ResourceInvalid,
+}
+
+
+def exception_for_status(status_code):
+    """Returns the exception class for the given status code."""
+
+    try:
+        return _exception_map[status_code]
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
+    if 400 <= status_code <= 499:
+        return ClientError
+    elif 500 <= status_code <= 599:
+        return ServerError
+
+    return None