@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@ func (r *Session) GetRemoteImageJSON(imgID, registry string, token []string) ([]

 func (r *Session) GetRemoteImageLayer(imgID, registry string, token []string, imgSize int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {

 	var (

-		retries  = 5

-		client   *http.Client

-		res      *http.Response

-		imageURL = fmt.Sprintf("%simages/%s/layer", registry, imgID)

+		retries    = 5

+		statusCode = 0

+		client     *http.Client

+		res        *http.Response

+		imageURL   = fmt.Sprintf("%simages/%s/layer", registry, imgID)

 	)

 	req, err := r.reqFactory.NewRequest("GET", imageURL, nil)

@@ -165,14 +166,19 @@ func (r *Session) GetRemoteImageLayer(imgID, registry string, token []string, im

 	}

 	setTokenAuth(req, token)

 	for i := 1; i <= retries; i++ {

+		statusCode = 0

 		res, client, err = r.doRequest(req)

 		if err != nil {

-			if res.Body != nil {

-				res.Body.Close()

+			log.Debugf("Error contacting registry: %s", err)

+			if res != nil {

+				if res.Body != nil {

+					res.Body.Close()

+				}

+				statusCode = res.StatusCode

 			}

 			if i == retries {

 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Server error: Status %d while fetching image layer (%s)",

-					res.StatusCode, imgID)

+					statusCode, imgID)

 			}

 			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i) * 5 * time.Second)

 			continue