diff --git a/cmd/tools/vpm.v b/cmd/tools/vpm.v
index a7acb77f18..f196e52d5d 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vpm.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vpm.v
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ fn get_module_meta_info(name string) ?Mod {
 			errors << 'Error details: $err'
 			continue
 		}
-		if r.status_code == 404 {
+		if r.status_code == 404 || r.text.trim_space() == '404' {
 			errors << 'Skipping module "$name", since $server_url reported that "$name" does not exist.'
 			continue
 		}