diff --git a/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/index.js b/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/index.js
index e12811af8e5..113f6757fd9 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Subscriptions.prototype.buildCall = function() {
         }
 
         var subscription = new Subscription({
-            subscription: _this.subscriptions[arguments[0]],
+            subscription: _this.subscriptions[arguments[0]] || {}, // Subscript might not exist
             requestManager: _this.requestManager,
             type: _this.type
         });
diff --git a/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/subscription.js b/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/subscription.js
index 65310126f4a..c47c8fd72aa 100644
--- a/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/subscription.js
+++ b/packages/web3-core-subscriptions/src/subscription.js
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ Subscription.prototype._validateArgs = function (args) {
         subscription.params = 0;
 
     if (args.length !== subscription.params) {
-        throw errors.InvalidNumberOfParams(args.length, subscription.params + 1, args[0]);
+        throw errors.InvalidNumberOfParams(
+            args.length,
+            subscription.params,
+            subscription.subscriptionName
+        );
     }
 };
 
@@ -192,18 +196,28 @@ Subscription.prototype.subscribe = function() {
         return this;
     }
 
+    // throw error, if provider is not set
     if(!this.options.requestManager.provider) {
-        var err1 = new Error('No provider set.');
-        this.callback(err1, null, this);
-        this.emit('error', err1);
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            var err1 = new Error('No provider set.');
+            _this.callback(err1, null, _this);
+            _this.emit('error', err1);
+        },0);
+
         return this;
     }
 
     // throw error, if provider doesnt support subscriptions
     if(!this.options.requestManager.provider.on) {
-        var err2 = new Error('The current provider doesn\'t support subscriptions: '+ this.options.requestManager.provider.constructor.name);
-        this.callback(err2, null, this);
-        this.emit('error', err2);
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            var err2 = new Error(
+                'The current provider doesn\'t support subscriptions: ' +
+                _this.options.requestManager.provider.constructor.name
+            );
+            _this.callback(err2, null, _this);
+            _this.emit('error', err2);
+        },0);
+
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/eth.subscribe.ganache.js b/test/eth.subscribe.ganache.js
index cde97b6c2db..2f86d8afc3f 100644
--- a/test/eth.subscribe.ganache.js
+++ b/test/eth.subscribe.ganache.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('subscription connect/reconnect', function() {
     let server;
     let web3;
     let accounts;
+    let subscription;
     const port = 8545;
 
     beforeEach(async function() {
@@ -24,17 +25,125 @@ describe('subscription connect/reconnect', function() {
         }
     });
 
-    it('subscribes (baseline)', function() {
-        return new Promise(async function (resolve) {
-            web3.eth
-                .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
-                .on('data', function(result) {
+    it('subscribes (baseline)', function(done) {
+        web3.eth
+            .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
+            .on('data', function(result) {
+                assert(result.parentHash);
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('subscribes with a callback', function(done){
+        subscription = web3.eth
+            .subscribe('newBlockHeaders', function(err, result){
+                assert(result.parentHash);
+                subscription.unsubscribe(); // Stop listening..
+                done();
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('resubscribes to an existing subscription', function(done){
+        this.timeout(5000);
+
+        let stage = 0;
+
+        subscription = web3.eth.subscribe('newBlockHeaders');
+
+        subscription.on('data', function(result){
+            if (stage === 0) {
+              subscription.resubscribe();
+              stage = 1;
+              return;
+            }
+
+            assert(result.parentHash);
+            subscription.unsubscribe(); // Stop listening..
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('resubscribes after being unsubscribed', function(done){
+        this.timeout(5000);
+
+        let stage = 0;
+
+        subscription = web3.eth
+            .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
+            .on('data', function(result) {
+                assert(result.parentHash);
+                subscription.unsubscribe();
+                stage = 1;
+            });
+
+        // Resubscribe from outside
+        interval = setInterval(async function(){
+            if (stage === 1){
+                clearInterval(interval);
+                subscription.resubscribe();
+                subscription.on('data', function(result){
                     assert(result.parentHash);
-                    resolve();
-                });
+                    subscription.unsubscribe(); // Stop listening..
+                    done();
+                })
+            }
+        }, 500)
+    });
+
+    it('allows a subscription which does not exist', function(){
+        web3.eth.subscribe('subscription-does-not-exists');
+    });
+
+    it('errors when zero params subscrip. is called with the wrong arguments', function(){
+        try {
+            web3.eth.subscribe('newBlockHeaders', 5)
+            assert.fail();
+        } catch (err) {
+            assert(err.message.includes('Invalid number of parameters for "newHeads"'))
+            assert(err.message.includes('Got 1 expected 0'));
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('errors when the provider is not set (callback)', function(done){
+        web3 = new Web3();
+
+        web3.eth.subscribe('newBlockHeaders', function(err, result){
+            assert(err.message.includes('No provider set'));
+            done();
+        })
+    });
+
+    it('errors when the provider is not set (.on("error"))', function(done){
+        web3 = new Web3();
+
+        web3.eth
+            .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
+            .on("error", function(err){
+                assert(err.message.includes('No provider set'));
+                done();
+            })
+    });
+
+    it('errors when the provider does not support subscriptions (callback)', function(done){
+        web3 = new Web3('http://localhost:' + port);
+
+        web3.eth.subscribe('newBlockHeaders', function(err, result){
+            assert(err.message.includes("provider doesn't support subscriptions: HttpProvider"));
+            done();
         });
     });
 
+    it('errors when the provider is not set (.on("error"))', function(done){
+        web3 = new Web3('http://localhost:' + port);
+
+        web3.eth
+            .subscribe('newBlockHeaders')
+            .on("error", function(err){
+                assert(err.message.includes("provider doesn't support subscriptions: HttpProvider"));
+                done();
+            })
+    });
+
     it('errors when the `eth_subscribe` request got send, the reponse isnt returned from the node, and the connection does get closed in the mean time', async function() {
         await pify(server.close)();