diff --git a/lib/clients/http_client.js b/lib/clients/http_client.js
index 41a8b85da..f416e72ab 100644
--- a/lib/clients/http_client.js
+++ b/lib/clients/http_client.js
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ function rawRequest(opts, cb) {
 
         req.removeAllListeners('error');
         req.removeAllListeners('socket');
+
+        // error event wrapper should always present, if absent, native http module breaks app
+        req.on('error', function (err2) { err = err2 });
         req.emit('result', (err || null), res);
     });
     req.log = log;