diff --git a/ext/ruby_snowflake.go b/ext/ruby_snowflake.go
index 68c4db7..d75c2ed 100644
--- a/ext/ruby_snowflake.go
+++ b/ext/ruby_snowflake.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var rbSnowflakeModule C.VALUE
 var DB_IDENTIFIER = C.rb_intern(C.CString("db"))
 var RESULT_IDENTIFIER = C.rb_intern(C.CString("rows"))
 var RESULT_DURATION = C.rb_intern(C.CString("@query_duration"))
-var RESULT_ERROR = C.rb_intern(C.CString("@error"))
+var ERROR_IDENT = C.rb_intern(C.CString("@error"))
 
 var objects = make(map[interface{}]bool)
 
@@ -68,12 +68,14 @@ func Connect(self C.VALUE, account C.VALUE, warehouse C.VALUE, database C.VALUE,
 
 	dsn, err := sf.DSN(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		rb_raise(C.rb_eArgError, "Snowflake Config Creation Error: '%s'", err)
+		errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Snowflake Config Creation Error: '%s'", err.Error())
+		C.rb_ivar_set(self, ERROR_IDENT, RbString(errStr))
 	}
 
 	db, err := sql.Open("snowflake", dsn)
 	if err != nil {
-		rb_raise(C.rb_eArgError, "Connection Error: '%s'", err)
+		errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Connection Error: '%s'", err.Error())
+		C.rb_ivar_set(self, ERROR_IDENT, RbString(errStr))
 	}
 	rs := SnowflakeClient{db}
 	ptr := gopointer.Save(&rs)
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ func (x SnowflakeClient) Fetch(statement C.VALUE) C.VALUE {
 	if err != nil {
 		result := C.rb_class_new_instance(0, &empty, rbSnowflakeResultClass)
 		errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Query error: '%s'", err.Error())
-		C.rb_ivar_set(result, RESULT_ERROR, RbString(errStr))
+		C.rb_ivar_set(result, ERROR_IDENT, RbString(errStr))
 		return result
 	}
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ func (x SnowflakeClient) Fetch(statement C.VALUE) C.VALUE {
 	if err != nil {
 		result := C.rb_class_new_instance(0, &empty, rbSnowflakeResultClass)
 		errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Query error: '%s'", err.Error())
-		C.rb_ivar_set(result, RESULT_ERROR, RbString(errStr))
+		C.rb_ivar_set(result, ERROR_IDENT, RbString(errStr))
 		return result
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/ruby_snowflake_client.rb b/lib/ruby_snowflake_client.rb
index d129032..a407572 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_snowflake_client.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_snowflake_client.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ module Snowflake
   require "ruby_snowflake_client_ext" # build bundle of the go files
 
   class Client
+    attr_reader :error
     # Wrap the private _connect method, as sending kwargs to Go would require
     # wrapping the function in C as the current CGO has a limitation on
     # accepting variadic arguments for functions.
     def connect(account:"", warehouse:"", database:"", schema: "", user: "", password: "", role: "")
       _connect(account, warehouse, database, schema, user, password, role)
+      if error != nil
+        raise(error)
+      end
       true
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/snowflake/client_spec.rb b/spec/snowflake/client_spec.rb
index 37942bf..18e0c34 100644
--- a/spec/snowflake/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/snowflake/client_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     context "when the account is empty" do
       it "will return an error" do
         expect { client.connect }.to raise_error(
-          ArgumentError, "Snowflake Config Creation Error: '260000: account is empty'"
+          "Snowflake Config Creation Error: '260000: account is empty'"
         )
       end
     end