diff --git a/delegator/delegator.py b/delegator/delegator.py
index 9ea3ce8..d099243 100644
--- a/delegator/delegator.py
+++ b/delegator/delegator.py
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ def _missing(*args, **kwargs):
             else:
                 _missing = getattr(target, name)
 
-        return _missing
+            return _missing
+
+        raise AttributeError("'{0}' object has no attribute '{1}'".format(
+            self.__getobj__().__class__.__name__, name
+        ))
 
     def __setobj__(self, obj):
         raise NotImplementedError("need to define `__setobj__'")
diff --git a/test/tests_delegator.py b/test/tests_delegator.py
index 97fa4fb..230523a 100644
--- a/test/tests_delegator.py
+++ b/test/tests_delegator.py
@@ -68,3 +68,10 @@ def test_can_exec_callables_on_delegated_model(self):
 
     def test_can_exec_callables_on_itself(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.model_proxy.define(), "First Name, is a Person.")
+
+    def test_raises_no_method_found_error_as_expected(self):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(
+            AttributeError,
+            r"'FrameworkObject' object has no attribute 'this_does_not_exists'"
+        ):
+            self.model_proxy.this_does_not_exists()