diff --git a/lib/inflate.js b/lib/inflate.js
index 104def2..7535d15 100644
--- a/lib/inflate.js
+++ b/lib/inflate.js
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ function Inflate(options) {
     } else if (toString.call(opt.dictionary) === '[object ArrayBuffer]') {
       opt.dictionary = new Uint8Array(opt.dictionary);
     }
-    if (opt.raw) zlib_inflate.inflateSetDictionary(this.strm, opt.dictionary); //In raw mode we need to set the dictionary early
+    if (opt.raw) { //In raw mode we need to set the dictionary early
+      status = zlib_inflate.inflateSetDictionary(this.strm, opt.dictionary);
+      if (status !== c.Z_OK) {
+        throw new Error(msg[status]);
+      }
+    }
   }
 }