diff --git a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
index eb9e687..6eed21f 100644
--- a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
+++ b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = torque.extend({},
     // for each tile shown on the map request the data
   onTileAdded: function(t) {
     var self = this;
-    this.provider.getTileData(t, t.zoom, function(tileData) {
+    var successCallback = function (tileData) {
       // don't load tiles that are not being shown
       if (t.zoom !== self.map.getZoom()) return;
       self._tileLoaded(t, tileData);
@@ -188,7 +188,12 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = torque.extend({},
       if (tileData) {
         self.redraw();
       }
-    });
+    };
+    var errorCallback = function (error) {
+      self.fire('tileError', error);
+    }
+
+    this.provider.getTileData(t, t.zoom, successCallback, errorCallback);
   },
 
   clear: function() {
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = torque.extend({},
       console.log('Torque layer: CartoCSS style on named maps is read-only');
       return false;
     }
-    
+
     var shader = new carto.RendererJS().render(cartocss);
     this.shader = shader;
     if (this.renderer) {
@@ -406,7 +411,7 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = torque.extend({},
     }
     return c;
   },
-  
+
   getValueForBBox: function(x, y, w, h) {
     var xf = x + w, yf = y + h;
     var sum = 0;