diff --git a/src/netstorage.js b/src/netstorage.js
index 9f149de..024fdc7 100644
--- a/src/netstorage.js
+++ b/src/netstorage.js
@@ -543,7 +543,9 @@ class NetStorage {
         return new Promise ((resolve, reject) => {
             this._nsClient.auth(request)
             this._nsClient.send((data, response) => {
-                if (response.statusCode != 200) {
+                if (!response) {
+		    reject("Unable to complete action. " + data);
+		} else if (response.statusCode != 200) {
                     reject("Unable to complete action.  Status code " + response.statusCode)
                 } else {
                     resolve(response)