diff --git a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
index 7a3c6ecbc..c01d49625 100644
--- a/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
+++ b/crates/index-scheduler/src/scheduler/process_snapshot_creation.rs
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ async fn multipart_stream_to_s3(
     db_name: String,
     reader: std::io::PipeReader,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    use std::io;
     use std::{os::fd::OwnedFd, path::PathBuf};
 
     use bytes::BytesMut;
@@ -527,8 +528,6 @@ async fn multipart_stream_to_s3(
         // we can continue and send the buffer/part
         while buffer.len() < (s3_multipart_part_size as usize / 2) {
             // Wait for the pipe to be readable
-
-            use std::io;
             reader.readable().await?;
 
             match reader.try_read_buf(&mut buffer) {
@@ -604,16 +603,19 @@ async fn multipart_stream_to_s3(
         let body = body.clone();
         async move {
             match client.post(url).body(body).send().await {
-                Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_client_error() => {
-                    resp.error_for_status().map_err(backoff::Error::Permanent)
-                }
+                Ok(resp) if resp.status().is_client_error() => match resp.error_for_status_ref() {
+                    Ok(_) => Ok(resp),
+                    Err(_) => Err(backoff::Error::Permanent(Error::S3Error {
+                        status: resp.status(),
+                        body: resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default(),
+                    })),
+                },
                 Ok(resp) => Ok(resp),
-                Err(e) => Err(backoff::Error::transient(e)),
+                Err(e) => Err(backoff::Error::transient(Error::S3HttpError(e))),
             }
         }
     })
-    .await
-    .map_err(Error::S3HttpError)?;
+    .await?;
 
     let status = resp.status();
     let body = resp.text().await.map_err(|e| Error::S3Error { status, body: e.to_string() })?;