diff --git a/lib/web3/filter.js b/lib/web3/filter.js
index 4a45a33..131dd1b 100644
--- a/lib/web3/filter.js
+++ b/lib/web3/filter.js
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ Filter.prototype.get = function (callback) {
             });
         }
     } else {
+        if (this.filterId === null) {
+            throw new Error('Filter ID Error: filter().get() can\'t be chained synchronous, please provide a callback for the get() method.');
+        }
         var logs = this.implementation.getLogs(this.filterId);
         return logs.map(function (log) {
             return self.formatter ? self.formatter(log) : log;