diff --git a/src/websocket-client.ts b/src/websocket-client.ts
index 349d617..ce4ed1c 100644
--- a/src/websocket-client.ts
+++ b/src/websocket-client.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
   private parseWsError(context: string, error: any, wsKey: WsKey) {
     if (!error.message) {
       this.logger.error(`${context} due to unexpected error: `, error);
+      this.emit('error', error);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -339,14 +340,13 @@ export class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
         );
         break;
     }
+    this.emit('error', error);
   }
 
   /**
    * Return params required to make authorized request
    */
   private async getAuthParams(wsKey: WsKey): Promise<string> {
-    const { key, secret } = this.options;
-
     if (PUBLIC_WS_KEYS.includes(wsKey)) {
       this.logger.debug('Starting public only websocket client.', {
         ...loggerCategory,
diff --git a/test/inverse/ws.private.test.ts b/test/inverse/ws.private.test.ts
index 7a4c325..1c8fb2d 100644
--- a/test/inverse/ws.private.test.ts
+++ b/test/inverse/ws.private.test.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ describe('Private Inverse Perps Websocket Client', () => {
 
       badClient.connectPrivate();
 
-      expect(wsOpenPromise).rejects.toMatch('Failed to receive');
-
       try {
-        await Promise.all([wsOpenPromise]);
+        expect(await wsOpenPromise).toMatch('Failed to receive');
       } catch (e) {
         // console.error()
+        expect(e?.message).toStrictEqual('Unexpected server response: 401');
       }
       badClient.closeAll();
     });
diff --git a/test/linear/ws.private.test.ts b/test/linear/ws.private.test.ts
index e3b3fe2..8e8cecf 100644
--- a/test/linear/ws.private.test.ts
+++ b/test/linear/ws.private.test.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@ describe('Private Linear Perps Websocket Client', () => {
 
       badClient.connectPrivate();
 
-      expect(wsOpenPromise).rejects.toMatch('Failed to receive');
-
       try {
-        await Promise.all([wsOpenPromise]);
+        expect(await wsOpenPromise).toMatch('Failed to receive');
       } catch (e) {
-        // console.error()
+        expect(e?.message).toStrictEqual('Unexpected server response: 401');
       }
       badClient.closeAll();
     });