diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/request.go b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/request.go
index f9a3af593bd..f95994f4f61 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/request.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/request.go
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ func (s *QueryData) fetch(ctx context.Context, client *client.Client, q *models.
 
 func (s *QueryData) rangeQuery(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, q *models.Query, headers map[string]string) backend.DataResponse {
 	res, err := c.QueryRange(ctx, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return backend.DataResponse{
+			Error: err,
+		}
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		err := res.Body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -160,16 +166,17 @@ func (s *QueryData) rangeQuery(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, q *models.
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return backend.DataResponse{
-			Error: err,
-		}
-	}
 	return s.parseResponse(ctx, q, res)
 }
 
 func (s *QueryData) instantQuery(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, q *models.Query, headers map[string]string) backend.DataResponse {
 	res, err := c.QueryInstant(ctx, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return backend.DataResponse{
+			Error: err,
+		}
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		err := res.Body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -177,28 +184,23 @@ func (s *QueryData) instantQuery(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, q *model
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return backend.DataResponse{
-			Error: err,
-		}
-	}
 	return s.parseResponse(ctx, q, res)
 }
 
 func (s *QueryData) exemplarQuery(ctx context.Context, c *client.Client, q *models.Query, headers map[string]string) backend.DataResponse {
 	res, err := c.QueryExemplars(ctx, q)
+	if err != nil {
+		return backend.DataResponse{
+			Error: err,
+		}
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		err := res.Body.Close()
 		if err != nil {
 			s.log.Warn("failed to close response body", "error", err)
 		}
 	}()
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return backend.DataResponse{
-			Error: err,
-		}
-	}
 	return s.parseResponse(ctx, q, res)
 }