diff --git a/lib/$.coffee b/lib/$.coffee
index a37a9c494..8a8b23f0e 100644
--- a/lib/$.coffee
+++ b/lib/$.coffee
@@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ $.get = (key, val, cb) ->
     else
       (syncItems  or= {})[key] = val
 
-  items = {}
   count = 0
   done  = (item) ->
+    if chrome.runtime.lastError
+      c.error chrome.runtime.lastError
     $.extend items, item
     cb items unless --count