diff --git a/lib/http-api.js b/lib/http-api.js
index 675749250..2ced9bb79 100644
--- a/lib/http-api.js
+++ b/lib/http-api.js
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ module.exports.MatrixHttpApi.prototype = {
             if (err.errcode == 'M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN') {
                 self.event_emitter.emit("Session.logged_out");
             }
-            throw err;
         });
         // return the original promise, otherwise tests break due to it having to
         // go around the event loop one more time to process the result of the request