diff --git a/guardrails/validators/endpoint_is_reachable.py b/guardrails/validators/endpoint_is_reachable.py
index c5fd33895..27853c990 100644
--- a/guardrails/validators/endpoint_is_reachable.py
+++ b/guardrails/validators/endpoint_is_reachable.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from http import HTTPStatus
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from guardrails.logger import logger
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ def validate(self, value: Any, metadata: Dict) -> ValidationResult:
         # Check that the URL exists and can be reached
         try:
             response = requests.get(value)
-            if response.status_code != 200:
+            if response.status_code != HTTPStatus.OK:
                 return FailResult(
                     error_message=f"URL {value} returned "
                     f"status code {response.status_code}",