diff --git a/src/Auth.js b/src/Auth.js
index f4707b6bda..ce26d45196 100644
--- a/src/Auth.js
+++ b/src/Auth.js
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ var getAuthForSessionToken = function({ config, sessionToken, installationId } =
     return query.execute().then((response) => {
       var results = response.results;
       if (results.length !== 1 || !results[0]['user']) {
-        return nobody(config);
+        if(!sessionToken) {
+          return nobody(config);
+        } else {
+          throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INVALID_SESSION_TOKEN,
+            'Session token is expired.');
+        }
       }
 
       var now = new Date(),