diff --git a/lib/sendgrid.js b/lib/sendgrid.js
index c547e9964..5c5e57a87 100644
--- a/lib/sendgrid.js
+++ b/lib/sendgrid.js
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ SendGridInstance.prototype.API = function(request, callback) {
     }
     return new SendGrid.Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
       self.client.API(request, function(response) {
-        response.body = response.body ? JSON.parse(response.body) : response.body;
+        try {
+          response.body = response.body ? JSON.parse(response.body) : response.body;
+        } catch (e) {
+          return reject(e)
+        }
         if (isValidResponse(response)) {
           resolve(response);
         }
@@ -107,7 +111,11 @@ SendGridInstance.prototype.API = function(request, callback) {
 
   //Use callback
   self.client.API(request, function(response) {
-    response.body = response.body ? JSON.parse(response.body) : response.body;
+    try {
+      response.body = response.body ? JSON.parse(response.body) : response.body;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return callback(e)
+    }
     if (isValidResponse(response)) {
       callback(null, response);
     }