diff --git a/__tests__/Action.test.ts b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
index 120646b..985ae1e 100644
--- a/__tests__/Action.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/Action.test.ts
@@ -43,16 +43,12 @@ describe("Action", () => {
     it('creates release if no release exists to update', async () => {
         const action = createAction(true, true)
         const error = {
-            errors: [
-                {
-                    code: 'missing'
-                }
-            ]
+            status: 404
         }
         getMock.mockRejectedValue(error)
 
         await action.perform()
-        
+
         expect(createMock).toBeCalledWith(tag, body, commit, draft, name)
         expect(uploadMock).toBeCalledWith(artifacts, url)
     })
diff --git a/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
index 65596b4..ec8bb4f 100644
--- a/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ describe('ErrorMessage', () => {
                     code: 'already_exists',
                     resource: 'release'
                 }
-            ]
+            ],
+            status: 422
         }
 
-        it('does not have error', ()=> {
+        it('does not have error', () => {
             const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
             expect(errorMessage.hasErrorWithCode('missing_field')).toBeFalsy()
         })
 
-        it('has error', ()=> {
+        it('has error', () => {
             const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
             expect(errorMessage.hasErrorWithCode('missing')).toBeTruthy()
         })
@@ -41,22 +42,30 @@ describe('ErrorMessage', () => {
                     code: 'already_exists',
                     resource: 'release'
                 }
-            ]
+            ],
+            status: 422
         }
 
         const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
 
-        const expectedString = "something bad happened\nErrors:\n- release does not exist.\n- release already exists."
+        const expectedString = "Error 422: something bad happened\nErrors:\n- release does not exist.\n- release already exists."
         expect(errorMessage.toString()).toBe(expectedString)
     })
 
     it('generates message without errors', () => {
         const error = {
-            message: 'something bad happened'
+            message: 'something bad happened',
+            status: 422
         }
 
         const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
 
-        expect(errorMessage.toString()).toBe('something bad happened')
+        expect(errorMessage.toString()).toBe('Error 422: something bad happened')
+    })
+
+    it('provides error status', () => {
+        const error = { status: 404 }
+        const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
+        expect(errorMessage.status).toBe(404)
     })
 })
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diff --git a/lib/Action.js b/lib/Action.js
index ac7a4d0..0e375c4 100644
--- a/lib/Action.js
+++ b/lib/Action.js
@@ -27,16 +27,22 @@ class Action {
     }
     createOrUpdateRelease() {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            try {
-                return yield this.createRelease();
+            if (this.inputs.allowUpdates) {
+                try {
+                    const getResponse = yield this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag);
+                    return yield this.updateRelease(getResponse.data.id);
+                }
+                catch (error) {
+                    if (this.noRelease(error)) {
+                        return yield this.createRelease();
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        throw error;
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            catch (error) {
-                if (this.releaseAlreadyExisted(error) && this.inputs.allowUpdates) {
-                    return this.updateRelease();
-                }
-                else {
-                    throw error;
-                }
+            else {
+                return yield this.createRelease();
             }
         });
     }
@@ -46,14 +52,12 @@ class Action {
             return response.data.upload_url;
         });
     }
-    releaseAlreadyExisted(error) {
+    noRelease(error) {
         const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage_1.ErrorMessage(error);
-        return errorMessage.hasErrorWithCode('already_exists');
+        return errorMessage.status == 404;
     }
-    updateRelease() {
+    updateRelease(id) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const getResponse = yield this.releases.getByTag(this.inputs.tag);
-            const id = getResponse.data.id;
             const response = yield this.releases.update(id, this.inputs.tag, this.inputs.body, this.inputs.commit, this.inputs.draft, this.inputs.name);
             return response.data.upload_url;
         });