diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 385564a928ec6e91af28e0457f2c93a9062236ff..cd3e83e6b6af9b38dbd55979547d35a5c0436ce2 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -332,19 +332,38 @@ def check_idp_response_selenium(sp,idp,test):
              stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
              if (stored):
                 return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"No-eduGAIN-Metadata",webdriver_error)
-          elif(driver.page_source != "<html><head></head><body></body></html>"):
-             if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source}\nInvalid-Form: No valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds"
-             else: pgsrc = f"<h1>Invalid Form: no valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds</h1><h2>PAGE SOURCE:</h2><br/>{driver.page_source}"
-             stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
-             if (stored):
-                return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"Invalid-Form",webdriver_error)
-          else:
-             if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source}\nTimeout: No valid login form loaded in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds."
-             else: pgsrc = f"<h1>Timeout - No valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds.</h1><h2>PAGE SOURCE:</h2><br/>{driver.page_source}"
-             stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
-             if (stored):
-                return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"Timeout",webdriver_error)
-
+          else: 
+             try:
+                response = requests.get(f"{driver.current_url}", timeout=e_p.ECCS_REQUESTSTIMEOUT)
+
+                if (response.status_code == 401):
+                   if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\nHTTP Basic Authentication\n[URL]{driver.current_url} - 401 STATUS CODE FOUND"
+                   else: pgsrc = driver.page_source
+                   stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
+                   if (stored):
+                      return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"OK",webdriver_error)
+
+                if (response.status_code == 403):
+                   if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\nForbidden\n[URL]{driver.current_url} - 403 STATUS CODE FOUND"
+                   else: pgsrc = driver.page_source
+                   stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
+                   if (stored):
+                      return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"IdP-Error",webdriver_error)
+             except:
+                pass   # ignore all requests exceptions
+
+             if (driver.page_source != "<html><head></head><body></body></html>"):
+                if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source}\nInvalid-Form: No valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds"
+                else: pgsrc = f"<h1>Invalid Form: no valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds</h1><h2>PAGE SOURCE:</h2><br/>{driver.page_source}"
+                stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
+                if (stored):
+                   return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"Invalid-Form",webdriver_error)
+             else:
+                if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source}\nTimeout: No valid login form loaded in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds."
+                else: pgsrc = f"<h1>Timeout - No valid login form found in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds.</h1><h2>PAGE SOURCE:</h2><br/>{driver.page_source}"
+                stored = store_page_source(pgsrc,idp,sp,test)
+                if (stored):
+                   return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"Timeout",webdriver_error)
        except e:
           if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source}\nTimeout: No valid login form loaded in {e_p.ECCS_SELENIUMPAGELOADTIMEOUT} seconds."
           else: pgsrc = driver.page_source
@@ -352,7 +371,6 @@ def check_idp_response_selenium(sp,idp,test):
           if (stored):
              return (idp['entityID'],wayfless_url,check_time,"Timeout",webdriver_error)
 
-
        # <input type="password"> found
        # This IF is for those IdPs that Timeout is caused by an image or other that do not prevent the Login process.
        if (test): pgsrc = f"\n[PAGE_SOURCE]\n{driver.page_source} - Timeout but OK"