diff --git a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.test.ts b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.test.ts
index 602ca10e11..9f73cf7bc0 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.test.ts
+++ b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.test.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ describe('availabilityService', () => {
   });
 
   describe('checkDexAvailability', () => {
-    it('should return true when status is 204', async () => {
-      const mockResponse = {
-        status: 204,
-      };
+    it('should return true when status is 2xx', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {};
       mockedAxios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse);
       const response = await availabilityService(true, false).checkDexAvailability();
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ describe('availabilityService', () => {
       const mockResponse = {
         status: 403,
       };
-      mockedAxios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse);
+      mockedAxios.post.mockRejectedValueOnce({ response: mockResponse });
       const response = await availabilityService(true, false).checkDexAvailability();
 
       expect(mockedAxios.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ describe('availabilityService', () => {
         status: 500,
         statusText: 'error message',
       };
-      mockedAxios.post.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockResponse);
+      mockedAxios.post.mockRejectedValueOnce({ response: mockResponse });
 
       await expect(availabilityService(true, false).checkDexAvailability())
         .rejects
diff --git a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.ts b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.ts
index 09f22a00c1..13cb8c376a 100644
--- a/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.ts
+++ b/packages/checkout/sdk/src/availability/availability.ts
@@ -24,19 +24,20 @@ export const availabilityService = (
     try {
       response = await axios.post(`${postEndpoint()}/v1/availability/checkout/swap`);
     } catch (error: any) {
+      // The request was made and the server responded with a status code
+      // that falls out of the range of 2xx
       response = error.response;
-    }
 
-    if (response.status === 403) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (response.status === 204) {
-      return true;
+      // If 403 then the service is geo-blocked
+      if (response.status === 403) return false;
+
+      throw new CheckoutError(
+        `Error fetching from api: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+        CheckoutErrorType.API_ERROR,
+      );
     }
-    throw new CheckoutError(
-      `Error fetching from api: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
-      CheckoutErrorType.API_ERROR,
-    );
+
+    return true;
   };
 
   return {