diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
index 4e03e68..3675fdd 100644
--- a/request_test.go
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
 
 	"github.com/northwesternmutual/grammes/gremconnect"
+	"github.com/northwesternmutual/grammes/gremerror"
 )
 
 func TestExecuteRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -158,7 +159,17 @@ func TestExecuteRequestErrorRetrievingResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	jsonMarshalData = func(interface{}) ([]byte, error) { return nil, errors.New("ERROR") }
 	Convey("Given a client that represents the Gremlin client", t, func() {
 		dialer := &mockDialerStruct{}
-		dialer.response = newVertexResponse
+		dialer.response = `
+			{
+				"requestId": "61616161-6161-6161-2d61-6161612d6161",
+				"status": {
+					"message": "",
+					"code": 597,
+					"attributes": {}
+				},
+				"result":{"data":null,"meta":{"@type":"g:Map","@value":[]}}
+			}
+			`
 		c, _ := Dial(dialer)
 		Convey("When 'executeRequest' is called and retrieving the response throws an error", func() {
 			bindings := make(map[string]string)
@@ -167,6 +178,10 @@ func TestExecuteRequestErrorRetrievingResponse(t *testing.T) {
 			Convey("Then the error should be returned", func() {
 				So(err, ShouldNotBeNil)
 			})
+			Convey("Then the error should be gremerror.NetworkError", func() {
+				_, ok := err.(*gremerror.NetworkError)
+				So(ok, ShouldBeTrue)
+			})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index 81a4fc0..e12c6a8 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ func (c *Client) retrieveResponse(id string) ([][]byte, error) {
 
 	if n := <-notifier.(chan int); n == 1 {
 		if dataI, ok := c.results.Load(id); ok {
-
 			for _, d := range dataI.([]interface{}) {
+				if err, ok = d.(error); ok {
+					break
+				}
 				if dataPart, err = jsonMarshalData(d); err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+					break
 				}
-
 				data = append(data, dataPart)
 			}
-
 			close(notifier.(chan int))
 			c.resultMessenger.Delete(id)
 			c.deleteResponse(id)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return data, nil
+	return data, err
 }
 
 // deleteRespones deletes the response from the container. Used for cleanup purposes by requester.