diff --git a/src/BingAIClient.js b/src/BingAIClient.js
index 6aaef643..266660c4 100644
--- a/src/BingAIClient.js
+++ b/src/BingAIClient.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default class BingAIClient {
     }
 
     async createWebSocketConnection() {
-        return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
             let agent;
             if (this.options.proxy) {
                 agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(this.options.proxy);
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export default class BingAIClient {
 
             const ws = new WebSocket('wss://sydney.bing.com/sydney/ChatHub', { agent });
 
+            ws.on('error', err => reject(err));
+
             ws.on('open', () => {
                 if (this.debug) {
                     console.debug('performing handshake');