diff --git a/lib/web3/filter.js b/lib/web3/filter.js
index 0eb41be..b8454a4 100644
--- a/lib/web3/filter.js
+++ b/lib/web3/filter.js
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ var Filter = function (requestManager, options, methods, formatter, callback, fi
             self.callbacks.forEach(function(cb){
                 cb(error);
             });
-            filterCreationErrorCallback(error);
+            if (typeof filterCreationErrorCallback === 'function') {
+              filterCreationErrorCallback(error);
+            }
         } else {
             self.filterId = id;
 
diff --git a/lib/web3/methods/eth.js b/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
index 494e8f4..54a0513 100644
--- a/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
+++ b/lib/web3/methods/eth.js
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ Eth.prototype.contract = function (abi) {
     return factory;
 };
 
-Eth.prototype.filter = function (fil, callback) {
-    return new Filter(this._requestManager, fil, watches.eth(), formatters.outputLogFormatter, callback);
+Eth.prototype.filter = function (fil, callback, filterCreationErrorCallback) {
+    return new Filter(this._requestManager, fil, watches.eth(), formatters.outputLogFormatter, callback, filterCreationErrorCallback);
 };
 
 Eth.prototype.namereg = function () {