diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index 98777cd..3bc31f8 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ function Socket (req) {
   var self = this;
   this.socket
     .on('error', function (e) {
-      self.emit('error', e);
+	  /* Only emit error-Events if available, otherwise crash when the event is undefined/empty - See Issue #51 */
+	  if (self.listeners('error').length) {
+	    self.emit('error', e);
+	  }
+	  
       self.destroy();
     })
     .on('end', function () {