diff --git a/dist/digital-pin.js b/dist/digital-pin.js
index 978e729..3213457 100644
--- a/dist/digital-pin.js
+++ b/dist/digital-pin.js
@@ -153,16 +153,16 @@
         }
         if (mode === 'w') {
           return FS.writeFile(this._directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_WRITE, function(err) {
-            return _this._setModeCallback();
+            return _this._setModeCallback(err);
           });
         } else if (mode === 'r') {
           return FS.writeFile(this._directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_READ, function(err) {
-            return _this._setModeCallback();
+            return _this._setModeCallback(err);
           });
         }
       };
 
-      DigitalPin.prototype._setModeCallback = function() {
+      DigitalPin.prototype._setModeCallback = function(err) {
         if (err) {
           return this.self.emit('error', "Setting up pin direction failed");
         } else {
diff --git a/src/digital-pin.coffee b/src/digital-pin.coffee
index f9c3dd2..e61d20f 100644
--- a/src/digital-pin.coffee
+++ b/src/digital-pin.coffee
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ namespace 'Cylon.IO', ->
     # Sets the mode for the GPIO pin by writing the correct values to the pin reference files
     _setMode: (mode, emitConnect = false) ->
       if mode == 'w'
-        FS.writeFile(@_directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_WRITE, (err) => @_setModeCallback() )
+        FS.writeFile(@_directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_WRITE, (err) => @_setModeCallback(err) )
       else if mode =='r'
-        FS.writeFile(@_directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_READ, (err) => @_setModeCallback() )
+        FS.writeFile(@_directionPath(), GPIO_DIRECTION_READ, (err) => @_setModeCallback(err) )
 
-    _setModeCallback: () ->
+    _setModeCallback: (err) ->
       if (err)
         @self.emit('error', "Setting up pin direction failed")
       else