diff --git a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
index 16835f25..9946f6f7 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
+++ b/lib/utils/ws-requestor.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
       this.connectInProgress = true;
       this.logger.debug(`WsRequestor:request(${this.id}) - connecting since we do not have a connection`);
       if (this.connections >= MAX_RECONNECTS) {
-        throw new Error(`max attempts connecting to ${this.url}`);
+        return Promise.reject(`max attempts connecting to ${this.url}`);
       }
       try {
         const startAt = process.hrtime();
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class WsRequestor extends BaseRequestor {
       } catch (err) {
         this.logger.info({url, err}, 'WsRequestor:request - failed connecting');
         this.connectInProgress = false;
-        throw err;
+        return Promise.reject(err);
       }
     }
     assert(this.ws);