diff --git a/test/api/user/user-delete.js b/test/api/user/user-delete.js
index 44ba3d11e2..ed97b2bdb7 100644
--- a/test/api/user/user-delete.js
+++ b/test/api/user/user-delete.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('DELETE /user', () => {
         done('Unexpected user');
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        expect(err.response.status).to.eql(401);
+        expect(err.code).to.eql(401);
         done();
       });
   });
diff --git a/test/helpers/api.helper.js b/test/helpers/api.helper.js
index 9ef5a9a7c1..269bca88d4 100644
--- a/test/helpers/api.helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/api.helper.js
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ function _requestMaker(user, method) {
         .query(query)
         .send(send)
         .end((err, response) => {
-          if (err) { return reject(err); }
+          if (err) {
+            let errorString = JSON.parse(err.response.text).err;
+            return reject({
+              code: err.response.statusCode,
+              text: errorString,
+            });
+          }
 
           resolve(response.body);
         });