diff --git a/http_client.rst b/http_client.rst
index 6055fa7540c..0054f7c866e 100644
--- a/http_client.rst
+++ b/http_client.rst
@@ -965,8 +965,9 @@ responses in an array::
 This behavior provided at destruction-time is part of the fail-safe design of the
 component. No errors will be unnoticed: if you don't write the code to handle
 errors, exceptions will notify you when needed. On the other hand, if you write
-the error-handling code, you will opt-out from these fallback mechanisms as the
-destructor won't have anything remaining to do.
+the error-handling code (by calling ``$response->getStatusCode()``), you will
+opt-out from these fallback mechanisms as the destructor won't have anything 
+remaining to do.
 
 There are three types of exceptions: