diff --git a/lib/ami.js b/lib/ami.js
index ab6b5f6..e3a1bec 100644
--- a/lib/ami.js
+++ b/lib/ami.js
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ function ManagerLogin(context, callback) {
     'secret': options.password,
     'event': options.events ? 'on' : 'off'
   }, (function(err) {
-    if (err) return callback(err);
+    if (err) {
+      process.nextTick(this.emit.bind(this, 'autherror', new Error(err.message)));
+      return callback(err);
+    }
 
     process.nextTick(callback.bind(this));
     context.authenticated = true;