diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index a654e6a..61367b5 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Lint/UselessAssignment:
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, ExcludedMethods.
 # ExcludedMethods: refine
 Metrics/BlockLength:
-  Max: 123
+  Max: 128
 
 # Offense count: 3
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments, ExcludedMethods.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
 # Offense count: 1
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
-  Max: 101
+  Max: 105
 
 # Offense count: 6
 # Configuration parameters: CountKeywordArgs.
diff --git a/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/create_agreement_failure.yml b/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/create_agreement_failure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b33d591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/create_agreement_failure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: post
+    uri: https://api.eu1.echosign.com/api/rest/v5/agreements
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"documentCreationInfo":{"fileInfos":[[{"documentURL":{"url":"http://findgoplayers.com/resume.pdf","mimeType":"application/pdf","name":"resume.pdf"}}]],"recipientSetInfos":[{"recipientSetMemberInfos":{"email":"goishi.san@gmail.com"},"recipientSetRole":"SIGNER"}],"signatureFlow":"SENDER_SIGNS_LAST","signatureType":"ESIGN","name":"Rumplestiltskin
+        Contract"}}'
+    headers:
+      Access-Token:
+      - 3AAABLblqZhAN-cxVlpFIUv3XdlgqlyWF8qVbIWnUmmvkAB4u6yPBE50XAqTqzLNCjbWS8QKAZPdgYOaqZHv6EE5LEJOc5NOK
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 401
+      message: Unauthorized
+    headers:
+      Date:
+      - Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:01:30 GMT
+      Server:
+      - Apache
+      X-Request-Id:
+      - 597be404-e6ab-496b-88f2-57ee62fadb34
+      Content-Length:
+      - '91'
+      Strict-Transport-Security:
+      - max-age=31536000;
+      X-Xss-Protection:
+      - 1; mode=block
+      X-Content-Type-Options:
+      - nosniff
+      X-Robots-Tag:
+      - none
+      P3p:
+      - CP="IDC DSP COR ADM DEVi TAIi PSA PSD IVAi IVDi CONi HIS OUR IND CNT"
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json;charset=UTF-8
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"code":"INVALID_ACCESS_TOKEN","message":"Access token provided is
+        invalid or has expired"}'
+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:01:30 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 4.0.0
diff --git a/lib/echosign/request.rb b/lib/echosign/request.rb
index 1004b7e..78b314f 100644
--- a/lib/echosign/request.rb
+++ b/lib/echosign/request.rb
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ def self.get(endpoint, headers)
         endpoint,
         headers: headers
       )
-      response
     rescue Exception => error
       raise_error(error)
     end
+
+    check_response(response)
   end
 
   def self.post(endpoint, body, headers, options = {})
@@ -146,20 +147,22 @@ def self.post(endpoint, body, headers, options = {})
         body = body.to_json if body.is_a?(Hash)
       end
       response = HTTParty.post(endpoint, body: body, headers: headers)
-      response
     rescue Exception => error
       raise_error(error)
     end
+
+    check_response(response)
   end
 
   def self.put(endpoint, query, headers)
     begin
       headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
       response = HTTParty.put(endpoint, body: query, headers: headers)
-      response
     rescue Exception => error
       raise_error(error)
     end
+
+    check_response(response)
   end
 
   def self.add_query(url, query)
@@ -172,4 +175,9 @@ def self.raise_error(error)
       "https://secure.echosign.com/public/docs/restapi/v5"
     raise Failure.new message, error
   end
+
+  def self.check_response(response)
+    raise_error(response) unless response.success?
+    response
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/agreement/client_spec.rb b/spec/lib/agreement/client_spec.rb
index 6f1f873..3492bc8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/agreement/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/agreement/client_spec.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
         expect(agreement_id).to_not be_nil
       end
     end
+
+    it 'raises a specific exception on failure' do
+      VCR.use_cassette('create_agreement_failure', record: :once) do
+        expect { client.create_agreement(agreement) }.to raise_error(Echosign::Request::Failure)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '.get_agreements' do