diff --git a/platformio/package/download.py b/platformio/package/download.py
index 17cc1f30eb..d8ad564869 100644
--- a/platformio/package/download.py
+++ b/platformio/package/download.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self, url, dest_dir=None):
             url,
             stream=True,
         )
-        if self._http_response.status_code != 200:
+        if self._http_response.status_code not in (200, 203):
             raise PackageException(
                 "Got the unrecognized status code '{0}' when downloaded {1}".format(
                     self._http_response.status_code, url