diff --git a/src/Connector/Client.php b/src/Connector/Client.php
index bf795d4f..2fe86648 100644
--- a/src/Connector/Client.php
+++ b/src/Connector/Client.php
@@ -139,22 +139,21 @@ public function makeRequest(string $verb, string $path, array $options = []): Re
     public function processResponse(ResponseInterface $response)
     {
 
-        $body = $response->getBody();
-
-        $object = json_decode($body);
+        $body_json = $response->getBody();
+        $body = json_decode($body_json);
         if (json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
-            return $body;
+            return $body_json;
         }
 
-        if (property_exists($object, '_embedded') && property_exists($object->_embedded, 'items')) {
-            return $object->_embedded->items;
+        if (property_exists($body, '_embedded') && property_exists($body->_embedded, 'items')) {
+            return $body->_embedded->items;
         }
 
-        if (property_exists($object, 'error') && property_exists($object, 'message')) {
-            throw new ApiErrorException($object);
+        if (property_exists($body, 'error') && property_exists($body, 'message')) {
+            throw new ApiErrorException($body);
         }
 
-        return $object;
+        return $body;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Exception/ApiErrorException.php b/src/Exception/ApiErrorException.php
index 5a3ce46e..c679de4f 100644
--- a/src/Exception/ApiErrorException.php
+++ b/src/Exception/ApiErrorException.php
@@ -9,19 +9,26 @@
  */
 class ApiErrorException extends Exception
 {
+
+  /**
+   * @var object
+   */
+    private $responseBody;
+
     /**
      * ApiErrorException Constructor.
      *
-     * @param object    $object
+     * @param object    $response_body
      * @param string    $message
      * @param int       $code
      * @param Exception $previous
      */
-    public function __construct($object, $message = "", $code = 0, Exception $previous = null)
+    public function __construct($response_body, $message = "", $code = 0, Exception $previous = null)
     {
         parent::__construct($message, $code, $previous);
 
-        $this->setError($object);
+        $this->setResponseBody($response_body);
+        $this->setError($response_body);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,21 +40,37 @@ public function __toString()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the error.
+     * Sets message and code properties.
      *
-     * @param object $object
+     * @param object $response_body
      */
-    public function setError($object)
+    public function setError($response_body)
     {
-        if (is_array($object->message) || is_object($object->message)) {
+        if (is_array($response_body->message) || is_object($response_body->message)) {
             $output = '';
-            foreach ($object->message as $message) {
+            foreach ($response_body->message as $message) {
                 $output .= $message . PHP_EOL;
             }
             $this->message = $output;
         } else {
-            $this->code = $object->error;
-            $this->message = $object->message;
+            $this->code = $response_body->error;
+            $this->message = $response_body->message;
         }
     }
+
+  /**
+   * @return object
+   */
+    public function getResponseBody()
+    {
+        return $this->responseBody;
+    }
+
+  /**
+   * @param object $response_body
+   */
+    private function setResponseBody($response_body)
+    {
+        $this->responseBody = $response_body;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Endpoints/ErrorTest.php b/tests/Endpoints/ErrorTest.php
index dc51c454..c9620ef4 100644
--- a/tests/Endpoints/ErrorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Endpoints/ErrorTest.php
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ public function testApiErrorException()
 AcquiaCloudApi\Exception\ApiErrorException: [forbidden]: You do not have permission to view applications.\n
 EOM;
         $this->assertEquals($exception->__toString(), $errorMessage);
+        $this->assertEquals($object, $exception->getResponseBody());
     }
 }