diff --git a/scripts/cros_sdk.py b/scripts/cros_sdk.py
index d241240..229e5ae 100644
--- a/scripts/cros_sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/cros_sdk.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import urlparse
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
   # fail if asked to resume a complete file.
   # pylint: disable=C0301,W0631
   # https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=100976&aid=3482927&group_id=976
+  status_re = re.compile(r'^HTTP/[0-9].[0-9] 200')
   for url in urls:
     # http://www.logilab.org/ticket/8766
     # pylint: disable=E1101
@@ -77,9 +79,9 @@
           print_cmd=False)
     successful = False
     for header in result.output.splitlines():
-      # We must walk the output to find the string '200 OK' for use cases where
+      # We must walk the output to find the 200 code for use cases where
       # a proxy is involved and may have pushed down the actual header.
-      if header.find('200 OK') != -1:
+      if status_re.match(header):
         successful = True
       elif header.lower().startswith("content-length:"):
         content_length = int(header.split(":", 1)[-1].strip())