diff --git a/lib/modules/database/Reference.js b/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
index 9702da0e..67d2c9c5 100644
--- a/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
+++ b/lib/modules/database/Reference.js
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export default class Reference extends ReferenceBase {
       })
       .catch(error => {
         if (isFunction(cancelOrContext)) return cancelOrContext(error);
-        return error;
+        throw error;
       });
   }