1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/github3/errors.py b/github3/errors.py
index 09e616b..e96e2da 100644
--- a/github3/errors.py
+++ b/github3/errors.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
-#
-# author: David Medina
 
 import json
 import github3.exceptions as exceptions
 
+
 class GithubError(object):
     """ Handler for API errors """
 
@@ -14,12 +13,15 @@ class GithubError(object):
         self.status_code = response.status_code
         try:
             self.debug = self._parser.loads(response.content)
-        except ValueError:
+        except (ValueError, TypeError):
             self.debug = {'message': response.content}
 
     def error_400(self):
         return exceptions.BadRequest("400 - %s" % self.debug.get('message'))
 
+    def error_401(self):
+        return exceptions.Unauthorized("401 - %s" % self.debug.get('message'))
+
     def error_404(self):
         return exceptions.NotFound("404 - %s" % self.debug.get('message'))