diff --git a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
index 4a1ce33ec..2c1443846 100644
--- a/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
+++ b/nodes/core/logic/15-change.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         if (rule.fromt === "msg") {
                             resolve(RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg,rule.from));
                         } else if (rule.fromt === 'flow' || rule.fromt === 'global') {
-                            var contextKey = RED.util.parseContextStore(rule.from);                            
+                            var contextKey = RED.util.parseContextStore(rule.from);
                             node.context()[rule.fromt].get(contextKey.key, contextKey.store, (err,fromValue) => {
                                 if (err) {
                                     reject(err);
@@ -166,12 +166,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             try {
                                 fromRE = new RegExp(fromRE, "g");
                             } catch (e) {
-                                reject(new Error(RED._("change.errors.invalid-from",{error:e.message})));
-                                return;
+                                return Promise.reject(new Error(RED._("change.errors.invalid-from",{error:e.message})));
                             }
                         } else {
-                            reject(new Error(RED._("change.errors.invalid-from",{error:"unsupported type: "+(typeof fromValue)})));
-                            return;
+                            return Promise.reject(new Error(RED._("change.errors.invalid-from",{error:"unsupported type: "+(typeof fromValue)})));
                         }
                         return {
                             fromType,
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
index bbba27dc3..47d93ff92 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js
@@ -1176,6 +1176,25 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        it('reports invalid fromValue', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"change","p":"payload","from":"null","fromt":"msg","to":"abc","tot":"str"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
+                        {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+            helper.load(changeNode, flow, function() {
+                var changeNode1 = helper.getNode("changeNode1");
+                setTimeout(function() {
+                    var logEvents = helper.log().args.filter(function (evt) {
+                        return evt[0].type == "change";
+                    });
+                    logEvents.should.have.length(1);
+                    var msg = logEvents[0][0];
+                    msg.should.have.property('level', helper.log().ERROR);
+                    msg.should.have.property('id', 'changeNode1');
+                    done();
+                },25);
+                changeNode1.receive({payload:"",null:null});
+            });
+        });
+
         describe('env var', function() {
             before(function() {
                 process.env.NR_TEST_A = 'foo';
@@ -1431,7 +1450,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 });
             });
         });
-        
+
         it('applies multiple rules in order', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change","wires":[["helperNode1"]],
                         rules:[
@@ -1487,7 +1506,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 });
             });
         });
-        
+
         it('can access two persistable global context property', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1", "z":"t1", "type":"change",
                          "wires":[["helperNode1"]],
@@ -1518,7 +1537,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 });
             });
         });
-        
+
         it('can access persistable global & flow context property', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1", "z":"t1", "type":"change",
                          "wires":[["helperNode1"]],
@@ -1551,6 +1570,6 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 });
             });
         });
-        
+
     });
 });