diff --git a/gocvent.go b/gocvent.go
index aab33b6..329d6c5 100644
--- a/gocvent.go
+++ b/gocvent.go
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ func (c *CventAPI) Auth(accountNumber string, user string, pass string) (bool, e
 	}
 
 	var r LoginResponse
-	c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	err = c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.New("CventAPI.Auth received SOAP Fault: " + err.Error())
+	}
+
 	if r.LoginResult.LoginSuccess != "true" {
 		return false, errors.New("CventAPI.Auth Login Failure: " + r.LoginResult.ErrorMessage)
 	}
@@ -60,7 +64,10 @@ func (c *CventAPI) DescribeCvObject(objectTypes []string) ([]DescribeCvObjectRes
 		return r.DescribeCvObjectResults, errors.New("CventAPI.DescribeCvObject Soap DescribeCvObject Failure: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	err = c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r.DescribeCvObjectResults, errors.New("CventAPI.DescribeCvObject received SOAP Fault: " + err.Error())
+	}
 	return r.DescribeCvObjectResults, nil
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +81,11 @@ func (c *CventAPI) DescribeGlobal() (DescribeGlobalResult, error) {
 		return r.DescribeGlobalResult, errors.New("CventAPI.DescribeGlobal Soap DescribeGlobal Failure: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	err = c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r.DescribeGlobalResult, errors.New("CventAPI.DescribeGlobal received SOAP Fault: " + err.Error())
+	}
+
 	return r.DescribeGlobalResult, nil
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +104,9 @@ func (c *CventAPI) Search(ObjectType string, Filters []Filter) (SearchResult, er
 		return r.SearchResult, errors.New("CventAPI.Search Soap Search Failure: " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	err = c.soap.Unmarshal(&r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r.SearchResult, errors.New("CventAPI.Search received SOAP Fault: " + err.Error())
+	}
 	return r.SearchResult, nil
 }
diff --git a/gocvent_test.go b/gocvent_test.go
index 465553a..efbe687 100644
--- a/gocvent_test.go
+++ b/gocvent_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,20 @@ func TestDescribeCvObjectSingle(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, foundCompanyField, "Could not find Company field on the Contact Object")
 }
 
+func TestDescribeCvObjectSingleBadObject(t *testing.T) {
+	cvent, success, err := genericAuth()
+	if err != nil || !success {
+		t.Errorf("TestDescribeCvObjectSingleBadObject fails because authorization or invocation failed")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var objectList = make([]string, 1)
+	objectList[0] = "SomeFakeObjectName"
+
+	r, err := cvent.DescribeCvObject(objectList)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, err)
+	assert.Zero(t, len(r))
+}
 func TestDescribeGlobal(t *testing.T) {
 	cvent, success, err := genericAuth()
 	if err != nil || !success {
diff --git a/samples/Fault.xml b/samples/Fault.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84d2bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Fault.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<soap:Fault>
+    <faultcode xmlns:q0="http://schemas.cvent.com/api/2006-11">q0:CV10001</faultcode>
+    <faultstring>INVALID_SOAP_REQUEST</faultstring>
+    <faultactor>http://api.cvent.com/soap/V200611.ASMX</faultactor>
+    <detail>
+        <Main-Exception xmlns="http://schemas.cvent.com/api/2006-11">
+            <Exception-Detail />
+        </Main-Exception>
+        <Secondary-Exception t:has-more="yes"
+            xmlns:t="http://schemas.cvent.com/api/2006-11"
+            xmlns="http://schemas.cvent.com/api/2006-11" />
+    </detail>
+</soap:Fault>
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