diff --git a/pkg/remotedialer/client.go b/pkg/remotedialer/client.go
index ce774c89..57dcdefb 100644
--- a/pkg/remotedialer/client.go
+++ b/pkg/remotedialer/client.go
@@ -27,16 +27,19 @@ func connectToProxy(proxyURL string, headers http.Header, auth ConnectAuthorizer
 	}
 	ws, resp, err := dialer.Dial(proxyURL, headers)
 	if err != nil {
-		rb, err2 := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if err2 != nil {
-			logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to connect to proxy. Response status: %v - %v. Couldn't read response body (err: %v)", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, err2)
+		if resp == nil {
+			logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to connect to proxy. Empty dialer response")
 		} else {
-			logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to connect to proxy. Response status: %v - %v. Response body: %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, rb)
+			rb, err2 := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+			if err2 != nil {
+				logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to connect to proxy. Response status: %v - %v. Couldn't read response body (err: %v)", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, err2)
+			} else {
+				logrus.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to connect to proxy. Response status: %v - %v. Response body: %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, rb)
+			}
 		}
 		return err
 	}
 	defer ws.Close()
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()