diff --git a/features/step_definitions/distance_matrix.js b/features/step_definitions/distance_matrix.js
index 735847d56..f032f08e9 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/distance_matrix.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/distance_matrix.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
         var actual = [];
         actual.push(table.headers);
 
-        this.reprocessAndLoadData(() => {
+        this.reprocessAndLoadData((e) => {
+            if (e) return callback(e);
             // compute matrix
             var params = this.queryParams;
 
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/matching.js b/features/step_definitions/matching.js
index 0d85f096c..e3dc4e6e3 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/matching.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/matching.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
     this.When(/^I match I should get$/, (table, callback) => {
         var got;
 
-        this.reprocessAndLoadData(() => {
+        this.reprocessAndLoadData((e) => {
+            if (e) return callback(e);
             var testRow = (row, ri, cb) => {
                 var afterRequest = (err, res) => {
                     if (err) return cb(err);
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/nearest.js b/features/step_definitions/nearest.js
index 300eefed4..919cb857d 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/nearest.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/nearest.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ var util = require('util');
 
 module.exports = function () {
     this.When(/^I request nearest I should get$/, (table, callback) => {
-        this.reprocessAndLoadData(() => {
+        this.reprocessAndLoadData((e) => {
+            if (e) return callback(e);
             var testRow = (row, ri, cb) => {
                 var inNode = this.findNodeByName(row.in);
                 if (!inNode) throw new Error(util.format('*** unknown in-node "%s"'), row.in);
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/requests.js b/features/step_definitions/requests.js
index 99adee63e..cb1188457 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/requests.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/requests.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 
 module.exports = function () {
     this.When(/^I request \/(.*)$/, (path, callback) => {
-        this.reprocessAndLoadData(() => {
+        this.reprocessAndLoadData((e) => {
+            if (e) return callback(e);
             this.requestPath(path, {}, (err, res, body) => {
                 this.response = res;
                 callback(err, res, body);
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/trip.js b/features/step_definitions/trip.js
index 35eb9accb..fe4ff892b 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/trip.js
+++ b/features/step_definitions/trip.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
     this.When(/^I plan a trip I should get$/, (table, callback) => {
         var got;
 
-        this.reprocessAndLoadData(() => {
+        this.reprocessAndLoadData((e) => {
+            if (e) return callback(e);
             var testRow = (row, ri, cb) => {
                 var afterRequest = (err, res) => {
                     if (err) return cb(err);