diff --git a/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter.js b/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter.js
index 4339b1d..e7b852d 100644
--- a/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter.js
+++ b/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter.js
@@ -17,7 +17,20 @@ class ErrorInfoInterpreter {
       code = err;
     }
     else if (err instanceof Error) {
-      code = err.message;
+      let parseOfMessage;
+      
+      try {
+        parseOfMessage = JSON.parse(err.message);
+      } catch (e) {
+        parseOfMessage = err.message;
+      }
+      
+      if (parseOfMessage instanceof Object) {
+        code = parseOfMessage.code;
+        custom = parseOfMessage.custom;
+      } else {
+        code = parseOfMessage;
+      }
     }
     else if (err instanceof Object) {
       code = err.code;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter-tests.js b/test/unit/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter-tests.js
index 16dcd6e..730f4e4 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/lib/translator/error-info-interpreter-tests.js
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ describe('ErrorInfoInterpreter', function () {
       errorInfo.should.have.property('code', code);
       errorInfo.should.have.property('custom').which.is.Undefined();
     });
+    
+    it('should interpret an error thrown (string of json) as an error', function () {
+      let interpreter = new ErrorInfoInterpreter(errors);
+
+      let code = 'INVALID_REQUEST';
+      let custom = { data: 'anything' };
+
+      let errorInfo = interpreter.interpret(new Error(JSON.stringify({ code, custom })));
+
+      should.exist(errorInfo);
+      Object.keys(errorInfo).should.have.length(2);
+      errorInfo.should.have.property('code', code);
+      errorInfo.should.have.property('custom').which.is.Undefined();
+    });
 
     it('should interpret an error thrown as an object', function () {
       let interpreter = new ErrorInfoInterpreter(errors);