diff --git a/common/models/user.js b/common/models/user.js
index 1ef3ad46..94380b7a 100644
--- a/common/models/user.js
+++ b/common/models/user.js
@@ -626,17 +626,15 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
       }
     );
 
-    UserModel.on('attached', function() {
-      UserModel.afterRemote('confirm', function(ctx, inst, next) {
-        if (ctx.args.redirect !== undefined) {
-          if (!ctx.res) {
-            return next(new Error('The transport does not support HTTP redirects.'));
-          }
-          ctx.res.location(ctx.args.redirect);
-          ctx.res.status(302);
+    UserModel.afterRemote('confirm', function(ctx, inst, next) {
+      if (ctx.args.redirect !== undefined) {
+        if (!ctx.res) {
+          return next(new Error('The transport does not support HTTP redirects.'));
         }
-        next();
-      });
+        ctx.res.location(ctx.args.redirect);
+        ctx.res.status(302);
+      }
+      next();
     });
 
     // default models
diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index d88d0fb8..c9e1da25 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -187,36 +187,40 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
 
     // before remote hook
     ModelCtor.beforeRemote = function(name, fn) {
-      var self = this;
-      if (this.app) {
-        var remotes = this.app.remotes();
-        var className = self.modelName;
+      var className = this.modelName;
+      this._runWhenAttachedToApp(function(app) {
+        var remotes = app.remotes();
         remotes.before(className + '.' + name, function(ctx, next) {
           fn(ctx, ctx.result, next);
         });
-      } else {
-        var args = arguments;
-        this.once('attached', function() {
-          self.beforeRemote.apply(self, args);
-        });
-      }
+      });
     };
 
     // after remote hook
     ModelCtor.afterRemote = function(name, fn) {
-      var self = this;
-      if (this.app) {
-        var remotes = this.app.remotes();
-        var className = self.modelName;
+      var className = this.modelName;
+      this._runWhenAttachedToApp(function(app) {
+        var remotes = app.remotes();
         remotes.after(className + '.' + name, function(ctx, next) {
           fn(ctx, ctx.result, next);
         });
-      } else {
-        var args = arguments;
-        this.once('attached', function() {
-          self.afterRemote.apply(self, args);
-        });
-      }
+      });
+    };
+
+    ModelCtor.afterRemoteError = function(name, fn) {
+      var className = this.modelName;
+      this._runWhenAttachedToApp(function(app) {
+        var remotes = app.remotes();
+        remotes.afterError(className + '.' + name, fn);
+      });
+    };
+
+    ModelCtor._runWhenAttachedToApp = function(fn) {
+      if (this.app) return fn(this.app);
+      var self = this;
+      self.once('attached', function() {
+        fn(self.app);
+      });
     };
 
     // resolve relation functions
@@ -383,15 +387,10 @@ module.exports = function(registry) {
    */
 
   Model.getApp = function(callback) {
-    var Model = this;
-    if (this.app) {
-      callback(null, this.app);
-    } else {
-      Model.once('attached', function() {
-        assert(Model.app);
-        callback(null, Model.app);
-      });
-    }
+    this._runWhenAttachedToApp(function(app) {
+      assert(Model.app);
+      callback(null, Model.app);
+    });
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index beae727c..3332b280 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "nodemailer-stub-transport": "^0.1.5",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.2.0",
     "stable": "^0.1.5",
-    "strong-remoting": "^2.13.2",
+    "strong-remoting": "^2.15.0",
     "uid2": "0.0.3",
     "underscore.string": "^3.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/test/model.test.js b/test/model.test.js
index db05e13e..29e0fef8 100644
--- a/test/model.test.js
+++ b/test/model.test.js
@@ -219,6 +219,24 @@ describe.onServer('Remote Methods', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Model.afterRemoteError(name, fn)', function() {
+    it('runs the function when method fails', function(done) {
+      var actualError = 'hook not called';
+      User.afterRemoteError('login', function(ctx, next) {
+        actualError = ctx.error;
+        next();
+      });
+
+      request(app).get('/users/sign-in?username=bob&password=123')
+        .end(function(err, res) {
+          if (err) return done(err);
+          expect(actualError)
+            .to.have.property('message', 'bad username and password!');
+          done();
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Remote Method invoking context', function() {
     describe('ctx.req', function() {
       it('The express ServerRequest object', function(done) {