diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8f79859..4084c6c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GEM
     rspec-expectations (2.13.0)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.1.3, < 2.0)
     rspec-mocks (2.13.0)
-    safe_yaml (1.0.3)
+    safe_yaml (1.0.4)
     vcr (2.9.2)
     webmock (1.18.0)
       addressable (>= 2.3.6)
diff --git a/lib/open_weather/base.rb b/lib/open_weather/base.rb
index 364a8b1..6a1de6a 100644
--- a/lib/open_weather/base.rb
+++ b/lib/open_weather/base.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,26 @@ class Base
     attr_reader :url, :options, :weather_info, :status, :message
 
     def initialize(url, options)
-      @status  = false
-      @url     = url
-      @options = extract_options!(options)
+      @status       = false
+      @url          = url
+      @options      = extract_options!(options)
+      @weather_info = { 'cod': nil, 'message': '' }
     end
 
     def retrive
       response = send_request unless @options.empty?
-      parse_response(response)
+
+      if ![200, 404].include?(response.code.to_i)
+        @weather_info['cod']      = response.code.to_i
+        @weather_info['message']  = response.message
+      else
+        parse_response(response.body)
+      end
+
+      @status   = @weather_info['cod']
+      @message  = @weather_info['message']
+
+      @weather_info
     end
 
     def success?
@@ -40,16 +52,21 @@ def extract_options!(options)
 
     def parse_response(response)
       return if response.nil?
-      @weather_info = JSON.parse(response)
-      @status       = @weather_info['cod']
-      @message      = @weather_info['message'] unless @status
+
+      begin
+        @weather_info = JSON.parse(response)
+      rescue JSON::ParserError
+        @weather_info['cod']      = 500
+        @weather_info['message']  = 'JSON parse error'
+      end
+
       @weather_info
     end
 
     def send_request
       uri       = URI(@url)
       uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(options)
-      Net::HTTP.get(uri)
+      Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_json_parse_error.yml b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_json_parse_error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c016ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_json_parse_error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?q=,Cochin,%20In
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+      Host:
+      - api.openweathermap.org
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    headers:
+      Server:
+      - nginx
+      Date:
+      - Sun, 31 May 2015 11:38:18 GMT
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      Transfer-Encoding:
+      - chunked
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      X-Source:
+      - back
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:
+      - 'true'
+      Access-Control-Allow-Methods:
+      - GET, POST
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: "500"
+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Sun, 31 May 2015 11:38:18 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.2
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_server_error.yml b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_server_error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95145af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/forecast_server_error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/forecast?q=,Cochin,%20In
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+      Host:
+      - api.openweathermap.org
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 500
+      message: Internal Server Error
+    headers:
+      Server:
+      - nginx
+      Date:
+      - Sun, 31 May 2015 11:50:07 GMT
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      Transfer-Encoding:
+      - chunked
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      X-Source:
+      - redis
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:
+      - 'true'
+      Access-Control-Allow-Methods:
+      - GET, POST
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: |
+        {"cod":"200","message":0.0321,"city":{"id":"1273874","name":"Kochi","coord":{"lon":76.2615,"lat":9.93606},"country":"India","population":0},"cnt":37,"list":[{"dt":1433062800,"main":{"temp":296.85,"temp_min":296.85,"temp_max":298.934,"pressure":1015.57,"sea_level":1020.85,"grnd_level":1015.57,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":-2.09},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":1.51,"deg":165.503},"rain":{"3h":2.075},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-05-31 09:00:00"},{"dt":1433073600,"main":{"temp":295.18,"temp_min":295.18,"temp_max":296.848,"pressure":1014.83,"sea_level":1020.15,"grnd_level":1014.83,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":-1.67},"weather":[{"id":501,"main":"Rain","description":"moderate rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":1.51,"deg":163.001},"rain":{"3h":10.74},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-05-31 12:00:00"},{"dt":1433084400,"main":{"temp":295.74,"temp_min":295.74,"temp_max":296.996,"pressure":1016.28,"sea_level":1021.72,"grnd_level":1016.28,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":-1.25},"weather":[{"id":501,"main":"Rain","description":"moderate rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":2.41,"deg":108.502},"rain":{"3h":3.34},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-05-31 15:00:00"},{"dt":1433095200,"main":{"temp":296.27,"temp_min":296.27,"temp_max":297.103,"pressure":1016.68,"sea_level":1022.14,"grnd_level":1016.68,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":-0.83},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":88},"wind":{"speed":1.76,"deg":116.501},"rain":{"3h":2.28},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-05-31 18:00:00"},{"dt":1433106000,"main":{"temp":296.49,"temp_min":296.49,"temp_max":296.912,"pressure":1014.92,"sea_level":1020.49,"grnd_level":1014.92,"humidity":100,"temp_kf":-0.42},"weather":[{"id":501,"main":"Rain","description":"moderate rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":1.42,"deg":132.003},"rain":{"3h":3.885},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-05-31 21:00:00"},{"dt":1433116800,"main":{"temp":296.309,"temp_min":296.309,"temp_max":296.309,"pressure":1014.97,"sea_level":1020.43,"grnd_level":1014.97,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":1.96,"deg":132.502},"rain":{"3h":2.99},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 00:00:00"},{"dt":1433127600,"main":{"temp":296.972,"temp_min":296.972,"temp_max":296.972,"pressure":1016.8,"sea_level":1022.34,"grnd_level":1016.8,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":2.16,"deg":124},"rain":{"3h":0.83},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 03:00:00"},{"dt":1433138400,"main":{"temp":299.151,"temp_min":299.151,"temp_max":299.151,"pressure":1016.73,"sea_level":1022,"grnd_level":1016.73,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":80},"wind":{"speed":2.42,"deg":133.001},"rain":{"3h":0.14},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 06:00:00"},{"dt":1433149200,"main":{"temp":301.601,"temp_min":301.601,"temp_max":301.601,"pressure":1015.12,"sea_level":1020.54,"grnd_level":1015.12,"humidity":99},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":2.31,"deg":193.501},"rain":{"3h":0.010000000000005},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 09:00:00"},{"dt":1433160000,"main":{"temp":298.076,"temp_min":298.076,"temp_max":298.076,"pressure":1015.34,"sea_level":1020.66,"grnd_level":1015.34,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":501,"main":"Rain","description":"moderate rain","icon":"10d"}],"clouds":{"all":88},"wind":{"speed":1.87,"deg":203.506},"rain":{"3h":10.82},"sys":{"pod":"d"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 12:00:00"},{"dt":1433170800,"main":{"temp":297.092,"temp_min":297.092,"temp_max":297.092,"pressure":1017.18,"sea_level":1022.54,"grnd_level":1017.18,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":501,"main":"Rain","description":"moderate rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":92},"wind":{"speed":1.86,"deg":127.507},"rain":{"3h":3.6},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 15:00:00"},{"dt":1433181600,"main":{"temp":297.46,"temp_min":297.46,"temp_max":297.46,"pressure":1017.59,"sea_level":1023.16,"grnd_level":1017.59,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":88},"wind":{"speed":1.4,"deg":116.502},"rain":{"3h":0.62},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 18:00:00"},{"dt":1433192400,"main":{"temp":297.239,"temp_min":297.239,"temp_max":297.239,"pressure":1016.09,"sea_level":1021.47,"grnd_level":1016.09,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":88},"wind":{"speed":1.21,"deg":99.5039},"rain":{"3h":2.15},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-01 21:00:00"},{"dt":1433203200,"main":{"temp":297.689,"temp_min":297.689,"temp_max":297.689,"pressure":1015.45,"sea_level":1020.9,"grnd_level":1015.45,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light rain","icon":"10n"}],"clouds":{"all":88},"wind":{"speed":1.18,"deg":85},"rain":{"3h":0.080000000000013},"sys":{"pod":"n"},"dt_txt":"2015-06-02 00:00:00"},{"dt":1433214000,"main":{"temp":299.37,"temp_min":299.37,"temp_max":299.37,"pressure":1016.72,"sea_level":1022.24,"grnd_level":1016.72,"humidity":100},"weather":[{"id":500,"main":"Rain","description":"light 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+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Sun, 31 May 2015 11:50:07 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.2
diff --git a/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb b/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
index d26be8a..28884a3 100644
--- a/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@
       end
       response['cod'].to_s.should eq('404')
     end
+
+    it 'returns error if json parse error' do
+      response = VCR.use_cassette('api/forecast_json_parse_error') do
+        OpenWeather::Forecast.city('Cochin, In')
+      end
+      response['cod'].to_s.should eq('500')
+    end
+
+    it 'returns error if server return 500' do
+      response = VCR.use_cassette('api/forecast_server_error') do
+        OpenWeather::Forecast.city('Cochin, In')
+      end
+      response['cod'].to_s.should eq('500')
+    end
   end
 
   context '.city_id' do
diff --git a/spec/open_weather/version_spec.rb b/spec/open_weather/version_spec.rb
index ffd1d9c..71a049f 100644
--- a/spec/open_weather/version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/open_weather/version_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe 'Version' do
-  it 'should be version 0.10.0' do
-    OpenWeather::VERSION.should == '0.10.0'
+  it 'should be version 0.11.0' do
+    OpenWeather::VERSION.should == '0.11.0'
   end
 end