diff --git a/minode/connection.py b/minode/connection.py
index b03b725..8c921a3 100644
--- a/minode/connection.py
+++ b/minode/connection.py
@@ -422,8 +422,12 @@ class Connection(threading.Thread):
             self.send_queue.put(message.Message(b'pong', b''))
 
         elif m.command == b'error':
+            error = message.Error.from_message(m)
             logging.warning(
-                '%s:%s -> error: %s', self.host_print, self.port, m.payload)
+                '%s:%s -> %s', self.host_print, self.port, error)
+            if error.fatal == 2:
+                # reduce probability to connect soon
+                shared.unchecked_node_pool.discard((self.host, self.port))
 
         else:
             logging.debug('%s:%s -> %s', self.host_print, self.port, m)
diff --git a/minode/message.py b/minode/message.py
index 546e1f3..eee5e3f 100644
--- a/minode/message.py
+++ b/minode/message.py
@@ -268,3 +268,37 @@ class Addr():
             payload = payload[38:]
 
         return cls(addresses)
+
+
+class Error():
+    """The error message payload"""
+    def __init__(self, error_text=b'', fatal=0, ban_time=0, vector=b''):
+        self.error_text = error_text
+        self.fatal = fatal
+        self.ban_time = ban_time
+        self.vector = vector
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'error, text: {}'.format(self.error_text)
+
+    def to_bytes(self):
+        return Message(
+            b'error', structure.VarInt(self.fatal).to_bytes()
+            + structure.VarInt(self.ban_time).to_bytes()
+            + structure.VarInt(len(self.vector)).to_bytes() + self.vector
+            + structure.VarInt(len(self.error_text)).to_bytes()
+            + self.error_text
+        ).to_bytes()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_message(cls, m):
+        payload = m.payload
+        fatal, payload = _payload_read_int(payload)
+        ban_time, payload = _payload_read_int(payload)
+        vector_length, payload = _payload_read_int(payload)
+        vector = payload[:vector_length]
+        payload = payload[vector_length:]
+        error_text_length, payload = _payload_read_int(payload)
+        error_text = payload[:error_text_length]
+
+        return cls(error_text, fatal, ban_time, vector)
diff --git a/minode/tests/test_message.py b/minode/tests/test_message.py
index ecb624a..1a6c089 100644
--- a/minode/tests/test_message.py
+++ b/minode/tests/test_message.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ sample_version_msg = unhexlify(
     '4269746d6573736167653a302e362e332e322f03010203'
 )
 
+#
+sample_error_data = \
+    b'\x02\x00\x006Too many connections from your IP. Closing connection.'
+
 
 class TestMessage(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test assembling and disassembling of network mesages"""
@@ -83,3 +87,15 @@ class TestMessage(unittest.TestCase):
         # omit header and timestamp
         self.assertEqual(msg[24:36], sample_version_msg[24:36])
         self.assertEqual(msg[44:], sample_version_msg[44:])
+
+    def test_error(self):
+        """Test error message"""
+        msg = message.Error.from_message(
+            message.Message(b'error', sample_error_data))
+        self.assertEqual(msg.fatal, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.ban_time, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.vector, b'')
+
+        msg = message.Error(
+            b'Too many connections from your IP. Closing connection.', 2)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.to_bytes()[24:], sample_error_data)