diff --git a/src/internal/connector/graph/middleware.go b/src/internal/connector/graph/middleware.go
index f9701965e..b1d4ad99f 100644
--- a/src/internal/connector/graph/middleware.go
+++ b/src/internal/connector/graph/middleware.go
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ func (mw RetryMiddleware) Intercept(
 		return resp, stackReq(ctx, req, resp, err)
 	}
 
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode/100 != 4 && resp.StatusCode/100 != 5 {
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
 	exponentialBackOff := backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()
 	exponentialBackOff.InitialInterval = mw.Delay
 	exponentialBackOff.Reset()
@@ -313,6 +317,12 @@ func (mw RetryMiddleware) isRetriableRespCode(ctx context.Context, resp *http.Re
 		return true
 	}
 
+	// prevent the body dump below in case of a 2xx response.
+	// There's no reason to check the body on a healthy status.
+	if code/100 != 4 && code/100 != 5 {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	// not a status code, but the message itself might indicate a connectivity issue that
 	// can be retried independent of the status code.
 	return strings.Contains(