diff --git a/swift/common/internal_client.py b/swift/common/internal_client.py
index f861412c..0b9c485d 100644
--- a/swift/common/internal_client.py
+++ b/swift/common/internal_client.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class InternalClient(object):
         """
 
         resp = self.make_request('HEAD', path, {}, acceptable_statuses)
-        if resp.status_int // 100 != 2:
+        if not resp.status_int // 100 == 2:
             return {}
         metadata_prefix = metadata_prefix.lower()
         metadata = {}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class InternalClient(object):
                 'GET', '%s?format=json&marker=%s&end_marker=%s' %
                 (path, quote(marker), quote(end_marker)),
                 {}, acceptable_statuses)
-            if resp.status_int != 200:
+            if not resp.status_int == 200:
                 break
             data = json.loads(resp.body)
             if not data:
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ class InternalClient(object):
 
         path = self.make_path(account)
         resp = self.make_request('HEAD', path, {}, acceptable_statuses)
+        if not resp.status_int // 100 == 2:
+            return (0, 0)
         return (int(resp.headers.get('x-account-container-count', 0)),
                 int(resp.headers.get('x-account-object-count', 0)))
 
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@ class InternalClient(object):
 
         path = self.make_path(account, container)
         resp = self.make_request('HEAD', path, {}, (2, HTTP_NOT_FOUND))
-        return resp.status_int != HTTP_NOT_FOUND
+        return not resp.status_int == HTTP_NOT_FOUND
 
     def create_container(
             self, account, container, headers=None, acceptable_statuses=(2,)):
@@ -596,8 +598,9 @@ class InternalClient(object):
 
         headers = headers or {}
         path = self.make_path(account, container, obj)
-
         resp = self.make_request('GET', path, headers, acceptable_statuses)
+        if not resp.status_int // 100 == 2:
+            return
 
         last_part = ''
         compressed = obj.endswith('.gz')
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_internal_client.py b/test/unit/common/test_internal_client.py
index e3aa6f96..9f90f5e1 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_internal_client.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_internal_client.py
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ class TestInternalClient(unittest.TestCase):
                     'x-account-container-count': containers,
                     'x-account-object-count': objects,
                 }
+                self.status_int = 200
 
         class InternalClient(internal_client.InternalClient):
             def __init__(self, test, path, resp):
@@ -583,6 +584,29 @@ class TestInternalClient(unittest.TestCase):
         info = client.get_account_info(account)
         self.assertEquals((containers, objects), info)
 
+    def test_get_account_info_404(self):
+        class Response(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.headers = {
+                    'x-account-container-count': 10,
+                    'x-account-object-count': 100,
+                }
+                self.status_int = 404
+
+        class InternalClient(internal_client.InternalClient):
+            def __init__(self):
+                pass
+
+            def make_path(self, *a, **kw):
+                return 'some_path'
+
+            def make_request(self, *a, **kw):
+                return Response()
+
+        client = InternalClient()
+        info = client.get_account_info('some_account')
+        self.assertEquals((0, 0), info)
+
     def test_get_account_metadata(self):
         account, container, obj = path_parts()
         path = make_path(account)
@@ -805,6 +829,25 @@ class TestInternalClient(unittest.TestCase):
             ret_lines.append(line)
         self.assertEquals(lines, ret_lines)
 
+    def test_iter_object_lines_404(self):
+        class InternalClient(internal_client.InternalClient):
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.app = self.fake_app
+                self.user_agent = 'some_agent'
+                self.request_tries = 3
+
+            def fake_app(self, env, start_response):
+                start_response('404 Not Found', [])
+                return ['one\ntwo\nthree']
+
+        client = InternalClient()
+        lines = []
+        for line in client.iter_object_lines(
+                'some_account', 'some_container', 'some_object',
+                acceptable_statuses=(2, 404)):
+            lines.append(line)
+        self.assertEquals([], lines)
+
     def test_set_object_metadata(self):
         account, container, obj = path_parts()
         path = make_path(account, container, obj)