diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
index e4b1d4a7e..c6fb35713 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ def get_live_sessions_ws(project_id, user_id=None):
     params = {}
     if user_id and len(user_id) > 0:
         params["userId"] = user_id
-    connected_peers = requests.get(config("peers") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}", params)
-    if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
-        print("!! issue with the peer-server")
-        print(connected_peers.text)
-        return []
     try:
+        connected_peers = requests.get(config("peers") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}", params)
+        if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
+            print("!! issue with the peer-server")
+            print(connected_peers.text)
+            return []
         live_peers = connected_peers.json().get("data", [])
     except Exception as e:
         print("issue getting Live-Assist response")
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ def get_live_session_by_id(project_id, session_id):
 def is_live(project_id, session_id, project_key=None):
     if project_key is None:
         project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
-    connected_peers = requests.get(config("peersList") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}")
-    if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
-        print("!! issue with the peer-server")
-        print(connected_peers.text)
-        return False
     try:
+        connected_peers = requests.get(config("peersList") % config("S3_KEY") + f"/{project_key}")
+        if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
+            print("!! issue with the peer-server")
+            print(connected_peers.text)
+            return False
         connected_peers = connected_peers.json().get("data", [])
     except Exception as e:
         print("issue getting Assist response")
diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py b/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
index 6b9ba9170..6a7e395f8 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ def get_by_session_id(session_id):
                       header_size,
                       encoded_body_size,
                       decoded_body_size,
-                      success
+                      success,
+                      COALESCE(status, CASE WHEN success THEN 200 END) AS status
                 FROM events.resources
                 WHERE session_id = %(session_id)s;"""
         params = {"session_id": session_id}
diff --git a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
index 557135804..332d3709a 100644
--- a/ee/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
+++ b/ee/api/chalicelib/core/resources.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def get_by_session_id(session_id):
     with ch_client.ClickHouseClient() as ch:
         ch_query = """\
                 SELECT
-                       datetime,url,type,duration,ttfb,header_size,encoded_body_size,decoded_body_size,success
+                       datetime,url,type,duration,ttfb,header_size,encoded_body_size,decoded_body_size,success,coalesce(status,if(success, 200, status)) AS status
                 FROM resources
                 WHERE session_id = toUInt64(%(session_id)s);"""
         params = {"session_id": session_id}