diff --git a/src/rpc/service.js b/src/rpc/service.js
index 880bd04f0..d94053683 100644
--- a/src/rpc/service.js
+++ b/src/rpc/service.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Service.prototype.rpcCall = function rpcCall(method, requestCtor, responseCtor,
                         response = responseCtor[self.responseDelimited ? "decodeDelimited" : "decode"](response);
                     } catch (err) {
                         self.emit("error", err, method);
-                        return callback("error", err);
+                        return callback(err);
                     }
                 }