diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 5c67b3f..c4bc28d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ def unprotectBranch(String repo, String branch) {
         -H 'Authorization: token '"\$GITEA_TOKEN" \
         -w '%{http_code}' \
         -o output.json)
+      jq '.' output.json
+      test \$HTTP_CODE -eq 204 || test \$HTTP_CODE -eq 404
     """,
     returnStatus: true
   ) == 0