diff --git a/tools/remote_caller.go b/tools/remote_caller.go
index a444427..4d05476 100644
--- a/tools/remote_caller.go
+++ b/tools/remote_caller.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (caller *HTTPCaller) CallGet(url string, subpath string) ([]byte, error) {
 // CallPut calls the DELETE method on the HTTP server
 func (caller *HTTPCaller) CallDelete(url string, subpath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	resp, err := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url+subpath, nil)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || resp == nil || resp.Body == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()