diff --git a/arcrest/server.py b/arcrest/server.py
index b7aa5a7..610fc58 100644
--- a/arcrest/server.py
+++ b/arcrest/server.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ def __init__(self, origin_url, username, password, expiration=60,
                 pass
             except KeyError:
                 pass
-        raise urllib2.HTTPError("Could not create token using URL {}"
-                                .format(origin_url))
+        raise urllib2.HTTPError(origin_url, 401, "Could not create token using URL {}"
+                                .format(origin_url), None, None)
     @property
     def token(self):
         return self._json_struct['token']