diff --git a/lib/transaction.js b/lib/transaction.js
index 862d9e4f..9ec76055 100644
--- a/lib/transaction.js
+++ b/lib/transaction.js
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ if (Transaction) {
     cb = cb || utils.createPromiseCallback();
     // Report an error if the transaction is not active
     if (!self.connection) {
-      return process.nextTick(function() {
+      process.nextTick(function() {
         cb(new Error('The transaction is not active: ' + self.id));
       });
+      return cb.promise;
     }
     var context = {
       transaction: self,
@@ -142,9 +143,10 @@ if (Transaction) {
     cb = cb || utils.createPromiseCallback();
     // Report an error if the transaction is not active
     if (!self.connection) {
-      return process.nextTick(function() {
+      process.nextTick(function() {
         cb(new Error('The transaction is not active: ' + self.id));
       });
+      return cb.promise;
     }
     var context = {
       transaction: self,