diff --git a/internal/adapters/transcribe/gateway.go b/internal/adapters/transcribe/gateway.go
index 763fcc4..106798a 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/transcribe/gateway.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/transcribe/gateway.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type StatusError struct {
 	Snippet string
 }
 
+// HTTPStatus implements errkind.HTTPStatuser: the code, never the snippet.
+func (e *StatusError) HTTPStatus() int { return e.Code }
+
 func (e *StatusError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("transcribe: gateway returned HTTP %d: %s", e.Code, e.Snippet)
 }