diff --git a/skywalking/plugins/sw_requests.py b/skywalking/plugins/sw_requests.py
index 8060d709..d53c2bf0 100644
--- a/skywalking/plugins/sw_requests.py
+++ b/skywalking/plugins/sw_requests.py
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ def _sw_request(this: Session, method, url,
                 for item in carrier:
                     headers[item.key] = item.val
 
+            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpMethod, val=method.upper()))
+            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpUrl, val=url))
+
             res = _request(this, method, url, params, data, headers, cookies, files, auth, timeout,
                            allow_redirects,
                            proxies,
                            hooks, stream, verify, cert, json)
 
-            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpMethod, val=method.upper()))
-            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpUrl, val=url))
             span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpStatus, val=res.status_code))
             if res.status_code >= 400:
                 span.error_occurred = True
diff --git a/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib3.py b/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib3.py
index 285c973f..f0ae749d 100644
--- a/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib3.py
+++ b/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib3.py
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ def _sw_request(this: RequestMethods, method, url, fields=None, headers=None, **
                 for item in carrier:
                     headers[item.key] = item.val
 
-            res = _request(this, method, url, fields=fields, headers=headers, **urlopen_kw)
-
             span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpMethod, val=method.upper()))
             span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpUrl, val=url))
+
+            res = _request(this, method, url, fields=fields, headers=headers, **urlopen_kw)
+
             span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpStatus, val=res.status))
             if res.status >= 400:
                 span.error_occurred = True
diff --git a/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib_request.py b/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib_request.py
index 5afa5e8c..5baad82f 100644
--- a/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib_request.py
+++ b/skywalking/plugins/sw_urllib_request.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 def install():
     from urllib.request import OpenerDirector
+    from urllib.error import HTTPError
 
     _open = OpenerDirector.open
 
@@ -38,15 +39,22 @@ def _sw_open(this: OpenerDirector, fullurl, data, timeout):
 
         context = get_context()
         carrier = Carrier()
-        with context.new_exit_span(op=fullurl.selector or '/', peer=fullurl.host, carrier=carrier) as span:
+        url = fullurl.selector.split("?")[0] if fullurl.selector else '/'
+        with context.new_exit_span(op=url, peer=fullurl.host, carrier=carrier) as span:
             span.layer = Layer.Http
             span.component = Component.General
 
             [fullurl.add_header(item.key, item.val) for item in carrier]
 
-            res = _open(this, fullurl, data, timeout)
-            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpMethod, val=fullurl.get_method()))
-            span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpUrl, val=fullurl.full_url))
+            try:
+                res = _open(this, fullurl, data, timeout)
+            except HTTPError as e:
+                span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpStatus, val=e.code))
+                raise
+            finally:  # we do this here because it may change in _open()
+                span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpMethod, val=fullurl.get_method()))
+                span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpUrl, val=fullurl.full_url))
+
             span.tag(Tag(key=tags.HttpStatus, val=res.code))
             if res.code >= 400:
                 span.error_occurred = True