diff --git a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
index f3dbe85c01..cb983e97e9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/go_test.go
@@ -2118,6 +2118,17 @@ func TestGoGetRscIoToolstash(t *testing.T) {
 	tg.run("get", "./toolstash")
 }
 
+// Issue 13037: Was not parsing <meta> tags in 404 served over HTTPS
+func TestGoGetHTTPS404(t *testing.T) {
+	testenv.MustHaveExternalNetwork(t)
+
+	tg := testgo(t)
+	defer tg.cleanup()
+	tg.tempDir("src")
+	tg.setenv("GOPATH", tg.path("."))
+	tg.run("get", "bazil.org/fuse/fs/fstestutil")
+}
+
 // Test that you can not import a main package.
 func TestIssue4210(t *testing.T) {
 	tg := testgo(t)
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/http.go b/src/cmd/go/http.go
index 7979c41b11..d558dcd0b9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/http.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/http.go
@@ -84,15 +84,14 @@ func httpsOrHTTP(importPath string, security securityMode) (urlStr string, body
 	}
 	urlStr, res, err := fetch("https")
 	if err != nil || res.StatusCode != 200 {
-		if buildV {
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("https fetch failed.")
-			} else {
-				log.Printf("ignoring https fetch with status code %d", res.StatusCode)
-			}
+		if buildV && err != nil {
+			log.Printf("https fetch failed: %v", err)
 		}
-		closeBody(res)
 		if security == insecure {
+			if buildV && res.StatusCode != 200 {
+				log.Printf("https fetch: status %s", res.Status)
+			}
+			closeBody(res)
 			urlStr, res, err = fetch("http")
 		}
 	}