diff --git a/lib/zester/resource.rb b/lib/zester/resource.rb
index 2bcf757..845735e 100644
--- a/lib/zester/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/zester/resource.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ def initialize(client)
     end
 
     def get_results(endpoint, resource_type, params = {})
-      begin
-        Response.new(self.client.perform_get(endpoint, params), resource_type)
-      rescue Timeout::Error, Exception
-        Response.new({resource_type => {:message => {:code => "3", :text => "Web services are currently unavailable"}}}, resource_type)
-      end
+      Response.new(self.client.perform_get(endpoint, params), resource_type)
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/zester/resource_spec.rb b/spec/zester/resource_spec.rb
index ada171d..9ff2d59 100644
--- a/spec/zester/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/zester/resource_spec.rb
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@
       VCR.turn_on!
     end
 
-    it "should rescue a timeout error" do
+    it "should not rescue a timeout error" do
       stub_request(:get, "http://www.zillow.com/webservice/GetRateSummary.htm?zws-id=#{ZWS_ID}").to_timeout
-      response = resource.get_results('GetRateSummary', :rate_summary)
-      response.success?.should be_false
-      response.message.should_not be_nil
-      response.message.code.should == "3"
-      response.response_code.should == 3
+      expect {get_response}.to raise_error(Timeout::Error)
     end
   end