diff --git a/lib/mbtiles.js b/lib/mbtiles.js
index c62cece..5dc0b45 100644
--- a/lib/mbtiles.js
+++ b/lib/mbtiles.js
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ MBTiles.prototype.grid = function(x, y, z, callback) {
             );
         },
         function(err, row, rows) {
+            if ((!row || !row.grid) || (err && err.errno == 1)) return callback('Grid does not exist');
             if (err) return callback(err);
-            if (!row || !row.grid) return callback(new Error('Grid does not exist'));
 
             try {
                 var grid = zlib.inflate(
diff --git a/test/fixtures/plain_1.mbtiles b/test/fixtures/plain_1.mbtiles
index 8134d91..2ca8645 100644
Binary files a/test/fixtures/plain_1.mbtiles and b/test/fixtures/plain_1.mbtiles differ