diff --git a/src/main/java/com/firebase/geofire/GeoFire.java b/src/main/java/com/firebase/geofire/GeoFire.java
index 5bd1eb9..cc7f09c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/firebase/geofire/GeoFire.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/firebase/geofire/GeoFire.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import com.firebase.geofire.core.GeoHash;
 import com.google.firebase.database.DataSnapshot;
 import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseError;
+import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseException;
 import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseReference;
 import com.google.firebase.database.ValueEventListener;
 import com.google.firebase.database.GenericTypeIndicator;
@@ -76,8 +77,9 @@ public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                 if (location != null) {
                     this.callback.onLocationResult(dataSnapshot.getKey(), location);
                 } else {
-                    String message = "GeoFire data has invalid format: " + dataSnapshot.getValue();
-                    this.callback.onCancelled(DatabaseError.fromStatus(message));
+                    String message = "GeoFire data has invalid format: " + dataSnapshot.getValue()
+                    DatabaseException exception = new DatabaseException(message);
+                    this.callback.onCancelled(DatabaseError.fromException(exception));
                 }
             }
         }