diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/services/clientApi.ts b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/services/clientApi.ts
index e5a37c5d2..9003a8740 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/services/clientApi.ts
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src/services/clientApi.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ async function readApiErrorMessage(response: Response, fallback: string) {
   return fallback;
 }
 
+function captureApiErrorStatus(url: string, response: Response) {
+  if (response.status < 500 && response.status !== 408) return;
+  void captureClientError(
+    new ClientAuthRequestError(`HTTP ${response.status}`, {
+      status: response.status,
+    }),
+    { source: 'api', action: url.split('?')[0] },
+  );
+}
+
 export async function requestClientApi<T>(
   url: string,
   init: RequestInit,
@@ -89,15 +99,7 @@ export async function requestClientApi<T>(
     );
   }
   if (!response.ok) {
-    const shouldCapture = response.status >= 500 || response.status === 408;
-    if (shouldCapture) {
-      void captureClientError(
-        new ClientAuthRequestError(`HTTP ${response.status}`, {
-          status: response.status,
-        }),
-        { source: 'api', action: url.split('?')[0] },
-      );
-    }
+    captureApiErrorStatus(url, response);
     throw new ClientAuthRequestError(
       await readApiErrorMessage(response, fallbackMessage),
       { status: response.status },
@@ -141,15 +143,7 @@ export async function requestClientApiBytes(
     );
   }
   if (!response.ok) {
-    const shouldCapture = response.status >= 500 || response.status === 408;
-    if (shouldCapture) {
-      void captureClientError(
-        new ClientAuthRequestError(`HTTP ${response.status}`, {
-          status: response.status,
-        }),
-        { source: 'api', action: url.split('?')[0] },
-      );
-    }
+    captureApiErrorStatus(url, response);
     throw new ClientAuthRequestError(
       await readApiErrorMessage(response, fallbackMessage),
       { status: response.status },