diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/util/HttpAuthorizer.java b/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/util/HttpAuthorizer.java
index b1af0ff2..bfee012c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/util/HttpAuthorizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pusher/client/util/HttpAuthorizer.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public String authorize(final String channelName, final String socketId) throws
             rd.close();
 
             final int responseHttpStatus = connection.getResponseCode();
-            if (responseHttpStatus != 200) {
+            if (responseHttpStatus != 200 && responseHttpStatus != 201) {
                 throw new AuthorizationFailureException(response.toString());
             }