diff --git a/src/OpenAi.php b/src/OpenAi.php
index ffc7a99..ed38d98 100644
--- a/src/OpenAi.php
+++ b/src/OpenAi.php
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ private function sendRequest(string $url, string $method, array $opts = [])
 
         curl_close($curl);
 
+        if (!$response) throw new Exception(curl_error($curl));
+        
         return $response;
     }