diff --git a/lib/transport.js b/lib/transport.js
index de5bb14..ca71569 100644
--- a/lib/transport.js
+++ b/lib/transport.js
@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@ const createUdpTransport = args => {
         }
         dnsResolutionData.resolvedAddress = address;
         dnsResolutionData.timestamp = now;
-        socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, dnsResolutionData.resolvedAddress, callback);
+        try {
+          socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, dnsResolutionData.resolvedAddress, callback);
+        } catch (socketError) {
+          callback(socketError);
+        }
       });
     } else {
-      socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, dnsResolutionData.resolvedAddress, callback);
+      try {
+        socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, dnsResolutionData.resolvedAddress, callback);
+      } catch (socketError) {
+        callback(socketError);
+      }
     }
   };
 
@@ -78,7 +86,11 @@ const createUdpTransport = args => {
       if (args.cacheDns) {
         sendUsingDnsCache(callback, buf);
       } else {
-        socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, args.host, callback);
+        try {
+          socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, args.port, args.host, callback);
+        } catch (socketError) {
+          callback(socketError);
+        }
       }
     },
     close: socket.close.bind(socket),