diff --git a/cpqdasr/recognizer/speech_recognizer.py b/cpqdasr/recognizer/speech_recognizer.py
index 31c7779..035fb21 100644
--- a/cpqdasr/recognizer/speech_recognizer.py
+++ b/cpqdasr/recognizer/speech_recognizer.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def wait_recognition_result(self):
             self._cv_wait_recog.wait(self._max_wait_seconds)
             if self._ws.status == "ABORTED":
                 self._ws.recognition_list = []
-                return []
+                raise RecognitionException("ABORTED", self._ws._error_msg)
             elif self._ws.status not in [
                 "RECOGNIZED",
                 "NO_MATCH",
diff --git a/cpqdasr/recognizer_protocol/ws4py_api.py b/cpqdasr/recognizer_protocol/ws4py_api.py
index d05759d..0f5f178 100644
--- a/cpqdasr/recognizer_protocol/ws4py_api.py
+++ b/cpqdasr/recognizer_protocol/ws4py_api.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._config = config
         self._logger = logging.getLogger("cpqdasr")
         self._status = "DISCONNECTED"
+        self._error_msg = ""
         self._cv_define_grammar = cv_define_grammar
         self._time_define_grammar = 0
         self._cv_create_session = cv_create_session
@@ -158,9 +159,8 @@ def received_message(self, msg):
                     with self._cv_define_grammar:
                         self._cv_define_grammar.notify_all()
                 else:
-                    self._logger.warning(
-                        "Error on defining grammar: " "{}".format(msg.data)
-                    )
+                    self._error_msg = "Error on defining grammar: " "{}".format(msg.data)
+                    self._logger.warning(self._error_msg)
                     self._abort()
                 return
             if h["Method"] == "START_RECOGNITION":
@@ -170,9 +170,8 @@ def received_message(self, msg):
                     with self._cv_send_audio:
                         self._cv_send_audio.notify_all()
                 else:
-                    self._logger.warning(
-                        "Error on start recognition: " "{}".format(msg.data)
-                    )
+                    self._error_msg = "Error on start recognition: " "{}".format(msg.data)
+                    self._logger.warning(self._error_msg)
                     self._abort()
                 return
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6ad7c35..c2dba9b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="cpqdasr",
-    version="1.0.0",
+    version="1.2.0",
     description="CPqD ASR SDK implementation using websockets in Python",
     long_description=readme,
     install_requires=install_requires,