diff --git a/lib/graph.js b/lib/graph.js
index 835136b..2dc3111 100644
--- a/lib/graph.js
+++ b/lib/graph.js
@@ -177,14 +177,16 @@ Graph.prototype.end = function (body) {
 
 Graph.prototype.get = function () {
   var self = this;
+  let callbackCalled = false;
 
-  return request.get(this.options, function(err, res, body) {
+  return request.get(this.options, (err, res, body) => {
     if (err) {
-      self.callback({
-          message: 'Error processing https request'
-        , exception: err
-      }, null);
-
+      handleRequestError(
+        self,
+        callbackCalled,
+        { message: 'Error processing https request in get', exception: err },
+      );
+      callbackCalled = true;
       return;
     }
 
@@ -196,11 +198,13 @@ Graph.prototype.get = function () {
     }
 
     self.end(body);
-  }).on('error', function(err) {
-     self.callback({
-          message: 'Error processing https request'
-        , exception: err
-      }, null);
+  }).on('error', (err) => {
+    handleRequestError(
+      self,
+      callbackCalled,
+      { message: 'Error processing https request in get', exception: err },
+    );
+    callbackCalled = true;
   });
 };
 
@@ -215,28 +219,44 @@ Graph.prototype.post = function() {
     , postData = qs.stringify(this.postData);
 
   this.options.body  = postData;
+  let callbackCalled = false;
 
-  return request(this.options, function (err, res, body) {
+  return request(this.options, (err, res, body) => {
     if (err) {
-      self.callback({
-          message: 'Error processing https request'
-        , exception: err
-      }, null);
-
+      handleRequestError(
+        self,
+        callbackCalled,
+        { message: 'Error processing https request in post', exception: err },
+      );
+      callbackCalled = true;
       return;
     }
 
     self.end(body);
   })
-  .on('error', function(err) {
-     self.callback({
-          message: 'Error processing https request'
-        , exception: err
-      }, null);
+  .on('error', (err) => {
+    handleRequestError(
+      self,
+      callbackCalled,
+      { message: 'Error processing https request in post', exception: err },
+    );
+    callbackCalled = true;
   });
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * Handles request errors
+ * @param {object} self - the graph object
+ * @param {boolean} callbackCalled - whether the callback has been called
+ * @param {object} error - the error object
+ */
+function handleRequestError(self, callbackCalled, error) {
+  if (!callbackCalled) {
+    self.callback(error);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Accepts an url an returns facebook
  * json data to the callback provided