diff --git a/lib/twitter.js b/lib/twitter.js
index 6a0142fb..75246200 100644
--- a/lib/twitter.js
+++ b/lib/twitter.js
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ Twitter.prototype.request = function (method, path, params, callback) {
 
           if (callback && typeof callback === 'function') {
             callback(err, parsedBody, resp);
+          } else if (err) {
+            err.data = parsedBody;
+            err.twitterReply = resp;
+            _returnErrorToUser(err);
           }
 
           resolve({ data: parsedBody, resp: resp });