diff --git a/pkg/kncloudevents/event_dispatcher.go b/pkg/kncloudevents/event_dispatcher.go
index f717ddafd8d..8a0176238a0 100644
--- a/pkg/kncloudevents/event_dispatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/kncloudevents/event_dispatcher.go
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ func (d *Dispatcher) executeRequest(ctx context.Context, target duckv1.Addressab
 	var responseMessageBody []byte
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 		responseMessageBody = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to read response body: %s", err.Error()))
+		dispatchInfo.ResponseCode = http.StatusInternalServerError
 	} else {
 		responseMessageBody = body.Bytes()
 		dispatchInfo.ResponseBody = responseMessageBody