diff --git a/lib/packets/index.js b/lib/packets/index.js
index c7b4e14bc7..9035433e35 100644
--- a/lib/packets/index.js
+++ b/lib/packets/index.js
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ module.exports.Error = function Error() {
 };
 
 module.exports.Error.toPacket = function(args) {
-  var packet = new Packet(0, new Buffer(9 + Buffer.byteLength(args.message, 'utf8')));
+  var packet = new Packet(0, new Buffer(13 + Buffer.byteLength(args.message, 'utf8')));
   packet.offset = 4;
   packet.writeInt8(0xff);
   packet.writeInt16(args.code);
-  packet.writeString('#______');
+  packet.writeString('#_____');
   packet.writeString(args.message);
   return packet;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c34eb6192e..1544c1f8fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mysql2",
-  "version": "0.8.11",
+  "version": "0.8.12",
   "description": "fast mysql driver. Implements core protocol, prepared statements, ssl and compression in native JS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {