diff --git a/lib/hound/request_utils.ex b/lib/hound/request_utils.ex
index a048f6f..4f72463 100644
--- a/lib/hound/request_utils.ex
+++ b/lib/hound/request_utils.ex
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Hound.RequestUtils do
   end
 
   defp handle_response({:error, reason}, _, _) do
-    {:error, reason}
+    raise Hound.Error, "Webdriver request error: #{inspect(reason)}"
   end
 
   defp response_parser do