diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
index 6cc198c..41a1222 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/session.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module Webrat
     end
     
     def success_code?
-      (200..299).include?(response_code)
+      (200..499).include?(response_code)
     end
     
     def exception_caught?
diff --git a/spec/api/clicks_area_spec.rb b/spec/api/clicks_area_spec.rb
index c7fbc29..ffb9562 100644
--- a/spec/api/clicks_area_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/clicks_area_spec.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,22 @@ describe "clicks_area" do
       <area href="/page" title="Berlin" id="berlin" shape="poly" alt="Berlin" coords="180,89,180" />
       </map>
     EOS
-    @session.response_code = 404
+    @session.response_code = 501
     lambda { @session.clicks_area "Berlin" }.should raise_error
   end
   
+  [200, 300, 400, 499].each do |status|
+    it "should consider the status code as success" do
+      @session.response_body = <<-EOS
+        <map name="map_de" id="map_de">
+        <area href="/page" title="Berlin" id="berlin" shape="poly" alt="Berlin" coords="180,89,180" />
+        </map>
+      EOS
+      @session.response_code = status
+      lambda { @session.clicks_area "Berlin" }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+  
   it "should fail if the area doesn't exist" do
     @session.response_body = <<-EOS
       <map name="map_de" id="map_de">
diff --git a/spec/api/clicks_button_spec.rb b/spec/api/clicks_button_spec.rb
index 8fcf495..553e9aa 100644
--- a/spec/api/clicks_button_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/clicks_button_spec.rb
@@ -50,10 +50,22 @@ describe "clicks_button" do
         <input type="submit" />
       </form>
     EOS
-    @session.response_code = 404
+    @session.response_code = 501
     lambda { @session.clicks_button }.should raise_error
   end
   
+  [200, 300, 400, 499].each do |status|
+    it "should consider the status code as success" do
+      @session.response_body = <<-EOS
+      <form action="/login">
+        <input type="submit" />
+      </form>
+    EOS
+      @session.response_code = status
+      lambda { @session.clicks_button }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+  
   it "should submit the first form by default" do
     @session.response_body = <<-EOS
       <form method="get" action="/form1">
diff --git a/spec/api/clicks_link_spec.rb b/spec/api/clicks_link_spec.rb
index d0a1f46..5d5a633 100644
--- a/spec/api/clicks_link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/clicks_link_spec.rb
@@ -155,10 +155,20 @@ describe "clicks_link" do
     @session.response_body = <<-EOS
       <a href="/page">Link text</a>
     EOS
-    @session.response_code = 404
+    @session.response_code = 501
     lambda { @session.clicks_link "Link text" }.should raise_error
   end
   
+  [200, 300, 400, 499].each do |status|
+    it "should consider the status code as success" do
+      @session.response_body = <<-EOS
+        <a href="/page">Link text</a>
+      EOS
+      @session.response_code = status
+      lambda { @session.clicks_link "Link text" }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+  
   it "should fail is the link doesn't exist" do
     @session.response_body = <<-EOS
       <a href="/page">Link text</a>
diff --git a/spec/api/visits_spec.rb b/spec/api/visits_spec.rb
index df1ccb4..b6baaa4 100644
--- a/spec/api/visits_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/visits_spec.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ describe "visits" do
   end
   
   it "should assert valid response" do
-    @session.response_code = 404
+    @session.response_code = 501
     lambda { @session.visits("/") }.should raise_error
   end
   
+  [200, 300, 400, 499].each do |status|
+    it "should consider the status code as success" do
+      @session.response_code = status
+      lambda { @session.visits("/") }.should_not raise_error
+    end
+  end
+  
   it "should require a visit before manipulating page" do
     lambda { @session.fills_in "foo", :with => "blah" }.should raise_error
   end
@@ -33,4 +40,4 @@ describe "visits with referer" do
     @session.visits("/")
   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end