diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 739c294..c73973d 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -109,6 +109,20 @@ class Request {
           logger('Request complete');
 
           if (res.statusCode >= 400 && res.statusCode <= 600) {
+            if (shouldUnzip) {
+              const unzip = contentEncoding === 'deflate' ? zlib.deflate : zlib.gunzip;
+              return unzip(Buffer.from(body, encoding), (err, data) => {
+                if (err) {
+                  return reject(err);
+                }
+
+                const error = new Error(`Request returned error code: ${res.statusCode} and body: ${data.toString('utf8')}`);
+                error.code = res.statusCode;
+                error.responseBody = data.toString('utf8');
+                return reject(error);
+              });
+            }
+
             const error = new Error(`Request returned error code: ${res.statusCode} and body: ${body}`);
             error.code = res.statusCode;
             error.responseBody = body;