diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php-nextgen/OpenAPIClient-php/src/Api/FakeApi.php b/samples/client/petstore/php-nextgen/OpenAPIClient-php/src/Api/FakeApi.php
index fff2b1a29e8..15ff079f647 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/php-nextgen/OpenAPIClient-php/src/Api/FakeApi.php
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/php-nextgen/OpenAPIClient-php/src/Api/FakeApi.php
@@ -549,18 +549,6 @@ class FakeApi
 
             $statusCode = $response->getStatusCode();
 
-            if ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode > 299) {
-                throw new ApiException(
-                    sprintf(
-                        '[%d] Error connecting to the API (%s)',
-                        $statusCode,
-                        (string) $request->getUri()
-                    ),
-                    $statusCode,
-                    $response->getHeaders(),
-                    (string) $response->getBody()
-                );
-            }
 
             switch($statusCode) {
                 case 200:
@@ -592,6 +580,19 @@ class FakeApi
                     ];
             }
 
+            if ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode > 299) {
+                throw new ApiException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        '[%d] Error connecting to the API (%s)',
+                        $statusCode,
+                        (string) $request->getUri()
+                    ),
+                    $statusCode,
+                    $response->getHeaders(),
+                    (string) $response->getBody()
+                );
+            }
+
             $returnType = '\OpenAPI\Client\Model\EnumClass';
             if (in_array($returnType, ['\SplFileObject', '\Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface'])) {
                 $content = $response->getBody(); //stream goes to serializer
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/php/OpenAPIClient-php/lib/Api/FakeApi.php b/samples/client/petstore/php/OpenAPIClient-php/lib/Api/FakeApi.php
index 1037fe0354d..52054dfdb12 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/php/OpenAPIClient-php/lib/Api/FakeApi.php
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/php/OpenAPIClient-php/lib/Api/FakeApi.php
@@ -529,18 +529,6 @@ class FakeApi
 
             $statusCode = $response->getStatusCode();
 
-            if ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode > 299) {
-                throw new ApiException(
-                    sprintf(
-                        '[%d] Error connecting to the API (%s)',
-                        $statusCode,
-                        (string) $request->getUri()
-                    ),
-                    $statusCode,
-                    $response->getHeaders(),
-                    (string) $response->getBody()
-                );
-            }
 
             switch($statusCode) {
                 case 200:
@@ -572,6 +560,19 @@ class FakeApi
                     ];
             }
 
+            if ($statusCode < 200 || $statusCode > 299) {
+                throw new ApiException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        '[%d] Error connecting to the API (%s)',
+                        $statusCode,
+                        (string) $request->getUri()
+                    ),
+                    $statusCode,
+                    $response->getHeaders(),
+                    (string) $response->getBody()
+                );
+            }
+
             $returnType = '\OpenAPI\Client\Model\EnumClass';
             if ($returnType === '\SplFileObject') {
                 $content = $response->getBody(); //stream goes to serializer