diff --git a/wordnok.js b/wordnok.js
index 1de6a92..e1a7698 100644
--- a/wordnok.js
+++ b/wordnok.js
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ function createWordnok(opts) {
           words = pluck(parseResults.parsed, 'word');
           words = words.filter(isCool);
           done(error, words);
+        } else {
+          done(new Error('getRandomWords could not parse Wordnik reply.'));
         }
       }
     }
@@ -314,6 +316,9 @@ function createWordnok(opts) {
             .filter(definitionIsUsable)
             .map(removeDefinitionClassificationPrefix);
         }
+        if (!definitions) {
+          debugger;
+        }
         done(error, definitions);
       }
     }