diff --git a/lib/tasks/message.js b/lib/tasks/message.js
index f1fa65d2..72311060 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/message.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/message.js
@@ -60,16 +60,27 @@ class TaskMessage extends Task {
         return res.sendStatus(404);
       }
       if (url) {
-        const post = bent(url, 'POST', 'json', 201);
+        const post = bent(url, 'POST', 'json', 201, 480);
         this.logger.info({payload, url}, 'Message:exec sending outbound SMS');
         const response = await post(relativeUrl, payload);
-        this.logger.info({response}, 'Successfully sent SMS');
-        if (cs.callInfo.res) {
-          this.logger.info('Message:exec sending 200 OK response to HTTP POST from api server');
-          res.status(200).json({
-            sid: cs.callInfo.messageSid,
-            providerResponse: response
-          });
+        if (response.smpp_err_code) {
+          this.logger.info({response}, 'Error sending SMS');
+          if (cs.callInfo.res) {
+            res.status(480).json({
+              ...response,
+              sid: cs.callInfo.messageSid
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          this.logger.info({response}, 'Successfully sent SMS');
+          if (cs.callInfo.res) {
+            this.logger.info('Message:exec sending 200 OK response to HTTP POST from api server');
+            res.status(200).json({
+              sid: cs.callInfo.messageSid,
+              providerResponse: response
+            });
+          }
         }
 
         // TODO: action Hook