diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/HttpResponseException.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/HttpResponseException.java
index fbe3542feb..111674ec67 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/HttpResponseException.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/http/HttpResponseException.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class HttpResponseException extends RuntimeException {
       return command;
    }
 
+   @Nullable
    public HttpResponse getResponse() {
       return response;
    }