diff --git a/src/channel/httpBeaconChannel.ts b/src/channel/httpBeaconChannel.ts
index bf7e4536..d3eef36e 100644
--- a/src/channel/httpBeaconChannel.ts
+++ b/src/channel/httpBeaconChannel.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class HttpBeaconChannel implements DuplexChannel<string, Envelope<string,
     }
 
     private static isRetryable(status: number): boolean {
-        // Retry on any server error and client errors 429 (rate limit) and 408 (request timeout)
-        return status >= 500 || status === 429 || status === 408;
+        // Retry on any server error and client errors 429 (rate limit), 408 (request timeout) and 401 (unauthorized)
+        return status >= 500 || status === 429 || status === 408 || status === 401;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/channel/httpBeaconChannel.test.ts b/test/channel/httpBeaconChannel.test.ts
index cc908868..bce67e28 100644
--- a/test/channel/httpBeaconChannel.test.ts
+++ b/test/channel/httpBeaconChannel.test.ts
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ describe('An HTTP beacon channel', () => {
             title: 'Invalid token',
             log: 'Beacon rejected with non-retryable status: Invalid token',
         },
-        {
-            status: 401,
-            title: 'Unauthorized request',
-        },
         {
             status: 402,
             title: 'Payment overdue',
@@ -254,6 +250,7 @@ describe('An HTTP beacon channel', () => {
         [408, 'Request timeout'],
         [503, 'Service unavailable'],
         [504, 'Gateway timeout'],
+        [401, 'Unauthorized'],
     ])('should report a retryable error if the response status is %i', async (status, title) => {
         fetchMock.mock(endpointUrl, {
             status: status,