diff --git a/clickatell/__init__.py b/clickatell/__init__.py
index 3edf733..9c7fadc 100755
--- a/clickatell/__init__.py
+++ b/clickatell/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def parseResponse(self, response):
         """
         response['body'] = json.loads(response['body'])
         response['messages'] = response['body']['messages']
-        response['error'] = response['body']['error']
+        response['error'] = response['body']['messages'][0]['error']
         del response['body']
         return response