diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 20ccc0c2..1bdce64a 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@ DataAccessObject.findOrCreate = function findOrCreate(query, data, options, cb)
   function _findOrCreate(query, data, currentInstance) {
     var modelName = self.modelName;
     function findOrCreateCallback(err, data, created) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
       var context = {
         Model: Model,
         data: data,