diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
index 001ef93001..9483932f80 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/peergrading/peer_grading_problem.coffee
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class @PeerGradingProblemBackend
     else
       # if this post request fails, the error callback will catch it
       $.post(@ajax_url + cmd, data, callback)
+        .error => callback({success: false, error: "Error occured while performing this operation"})
 
   mock: (cmd, data) ->
     if cmd == 'is_student_calibrated'