diff --git a/play-dl/YouTube/utils/request.ts b/play-dl/YouTube/utils/request.ts
index f116121..8783a70 100644
--- a/play-dl/YouTube/utils/request.ts
+++ b/play-dl/YouTube/utils/request.ts
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export async function url_get (url : string, options? : OptionsOfTextResponseBod
     if(response.statusCode === 200) {
         return response.body
     }
-    else throw `Got ${response.statusCode} from ${url}`
-}
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+    else throw new Error(`Got ${response.statusCode} from ${url}`)
+}