diff --git a/lib/core/auth/scram.js b/lib/core/auth/scram.js
index b65a076cea..32fb4cd57b 100644
--- a/lib/core/auth/scram.js
+++ b/lib/core/auth/scram.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class ScramSHA extends AuthProvider {
       };
 
       sendAuthCommand(connection, `${db}.$cmd`, saslContinueCmd, (err, r) => {
-        if (r && typeof r.ok === 'number' && r.ok === 0) {
+        if (err || (r && typeof r.ok === 'number' && r.ok === 0)) {
           callback(err, r);
           return;
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/core/scram_iterations.test.js b/test/unit/core/scram_iterations.test.js
index 47188c8563..1464fe3b7e 100644
--- a/test/unit/core/scram_iterations.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/core/scram_iterations.test.js
@@ -112,4 +112,47 @@ describe('SCRAM Iterations Tests', function() {
 
     client.connect();
   });
+
+  it('should properly handle network errors on `saslContinue`', function(_done) {
+    const credentials = new MongoCredentials({
+      mechanism: 'default',
+      source: 'db',
+      username: 'user',
+      password: 'pencil'
+    });
+
+    let done = e => {
+      done = () => {};
+      return _done(e);
+    };
+
+    test.server.setMessageHandler(request => {
+      const doc = request.document;
+      if (doc.ismaster) {
+        return request.reply(Object.assign({}, mock.DEFAULT_ISMASTER));
+      } else if (doc.saslStart) {
+        return request.reply({
+          ok: 1,
+          done: false,
+          payload: Buffer.from(
+            'r=VNnXkRqKflB5+rmfnFiisCWzgDLzez02iRpbvE5mQjMvizb+VkSPRZZ/pDmFzLxq,s=dZTyOb+KZqoeTFdsULiqow==,i=10000'
+          )
+        });
+      } else if (doc.saslContinue) {
+        request.connection.destroy();
+      }
+    });
+
+    const client = new Server(Object.assign({}, test.server.address(), { credentials }));
+    client.on('error', err => {
+      expect(err).to.not.be.null;
+      expect(err)
+        .to.have.property('message')
+        .that.matches(/failed to connect to server/);
+
+      client.destroy(done);
+    });
+
+    client.connect();
+  });
 });