diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.js
index 99b6b21465..7c0da41a5d 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.js
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@
         onProgress(Math.round(event.loaded / event.total * 100));
       }
 
-      function onError() {
+      function onError(error) {
         toastService.add('error', gettext('Unable to create the image.'));
+        throw error;
       }
 
       return apiService[method]('/api/glance/images/', image)
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.spec.js
index 7d4a4f17e0..3e96756801 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/openstack-service-api/glance.service.spec.js
@@ -189,9 +189,15 @@
 
         service.createImage.apply(null, [{name: 1}]);
 
+        try {
+          imageQueuedPromise.reject({'data': 'invalid'});
+          $rootScope.$apply();
+        }catch (exp) {
+          expect(exp).toBeDefined();
+          expect(exp.data).toEqual('invalid');
+        }
+
         expect(apiService.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/glance/images/', {name: 1});
-        imageQueuedPromise.reject();
-        $rootScope.$apply();
         expect(toastService.add).toHaveBeenCalledWith('error', "Unable to create the image.");
       });
 
@@ -228,8 +234,13 @@
         });
 
         it('second call is not started if the initial image creation fails', function() {
-          imageQueuedPromise.reject();
-          $rootScope.$apply();
+          try {
+            imageQueuedPromise.reject({'data': 'invalid'});
+            $rootScope.$apply();
+          }catch (exp) {
+            expect(exp).toBeDefined();
+            expect(exp.data).toEqual('invalid');
+          }
 
           expect(apiService.put.calls.count()).toBe(1);
         });