diff --git a/mailchimp/chimpy/chimpy.py b/mailchimp/chimpy/chimpy.py
index be48db3..8e3f8b2 100644
--- a/mailchimp/chimpy/chimpy.py
+++ b/mailchimp/chimpy/chimpy.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _rpc(self, method, **params):
 
         try:
             if 'error' in result:
-                raise ChimpyException("%s:\n%s" % (result['error'], params))
+                raise ChimpyException("%s:\n%s" % (result['error'], params), result['code'])
         except TypeError:
             # thrown when results is not iterable (eg bool)
             pass