diff --git a/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.spec.ts b/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.spec.ts
index 8bc8706..73dc5c6 100644
--- a/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.spec.ts
@@ -584,4 +584,29 @@ describe("createAxiosInterceptors", () => {
       "Request failed with status code 500",
     );
   });
+
+  it("should throw error if status code validation failed", async () => {
+    server.use(
+      http.get(base("/"), () => {
+        return new Response(null, {
+          status: 500,
+        });
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const axios = Axios.create({
+      baseURL,
+    });
+
+    const { request, response } = createAxiosInterceptors({
+      plugins: [],
+    });
+
+    axios.interceptors.request.use(request.onFulfilled, request.onRejected);
+    axios.interceptors.response.use(response.onFulfilled, response.onRejected);
+
+    await expect(axios.get("/")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Request failed with status code 500",
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.ts b/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.ts
index de89749..5bba55f 100644
--- a/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.ts
+++ b/packages/plantae/src/axios/createAxiosInterceptors.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import type {
   InternalAxiosRequestConfig,
 } from "axios";
 
+import Axios from "axios";
+
 import createMiddleware from "../createMiddleware";
 import type { AdapterRequest, AdapterResponse, Plugin } from "../types";
 import { isArrayBuffer, isNullBodyStatus } from "../utils";
@@ -191,10 +193,10 @@ async function extendClientResponse(
 }
 
 const createAxiosInterceptors = ({
-  client,
+  client = Axios.create(),
   plugins,
 }: {
-  client: AxiosInstance;
+  client?: AxiosInstance;
   plugins?: Plugin[];
 }): {
   request: Interceptor<"request">;