diff --git a/lib/Connection.js b/lib/Connection.js
index 7b85093..ea8984e 100644
--- a/lib/Connection.js
+++ b/lib/Connection.js
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ Connection.prototype.setQuota = function(quotaRoot, limits, cb) {
       if (err)
         return cb(err);
 
-      cb(err, quotalist[0]);
+      cb(err, quotalist ? quotalist[0] : limits);
     }
   );
 };