diff --git a/durga/collection.py b/durga/collection.py
index aa88028..d6e5036 100755
--- a/durga/collection.py
+++ b/durga/collection.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def get(self, **kwargs):
         if count > 1:
             raise exceptions.MultipleObjectsReturnedError
         elif count == 0:
-            raise exceptions.ObjectNotFoundError
+            raise exceptions.ObjectNotFoundError(self.request, self.response)
         element = self.elements[0]
         self._reset_request()
         return element
@@ -133,12 +133,16 @@ def _reset_request(self):
     def elements(self):
         if not self._elements:
             self.response = self.resource.dispatch(self.request)
-            self.data = self.resource.extract(self.response)
-            self.validated_data = self.resource.validate(self.data)
-            if self.as_dict or self.as_list:
-                self._elements = [self.get_values(data) for data in self.validated_data]
+            if self.response.status_code == 404:
+                self._elements = []
             else:
-                self._elements = [self.get_element(data) for data in self.validated_data]
+                self.data = self.resource.extract(self.response)
+                self.validated_data = self.resource.validate(self.data)
+                if self.as_dict or self.as_list:
+                    element_func = self.get_values
+                else:
+                    element_func = self.get_element
+                self._elements = [element_func(data) for data in self.validated_data]
         return self._elements
 
     def get_element(self, data):
diff --git a/durga/exceptions.py b/durga/exceptions.py
index c4b7b9d..b387a18 100644
--- a/durga/exceptions.py
+++ b/durga/exceptions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ class DurgaError(Exception):
 
 class ObjectNotFoundError(DurgaError):
     """The requested object does not exist."""
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, request, response):
+        self.request = request
+        self.response = response
 
 
 class MultipleObjectsReturnedError(DurgaError):
diff --git a/tests/test_collection.py b/tests/test_collection.py
index 04fd916..58833a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_collection.py
+++ b/tests/test_collection.py
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.httpretty
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('content', ['{}', '[]'])
-def test_get_object_not_found(content, resource):
-    httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET, resource.url, body=content,
-        content_type='application/json')
-    with pytest.raises(exceptions.ObjectNotFoundError):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('content, content_type, status', [
+    ('{}', 'application/json', 200),
+    ('[]', 'application/json', 200),
+    ('{"status_code": 404, "message": "Page not found"}', 'application/json', 404),
+    ("Page not found", 'text/plain', 404),
+])
+def test_get_object_not_found(content, content_type, status, resource):
+    httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.GET, resource.url, body=content, content_type=content_type,
+        status=status)
+    with pytest.raises(exceptions.ObjectNotFoundError) as excinfo:
         resource.collection.get(year=1900)
+    assert excinfo.value.request.url == resource.url
+    assert excinfo.value.response.text == content
+    if content_type.endswith('json') and status == 200:
+        assert excinfo.value.response.json() == resource.collection.data
 
 
 @pytest.mark.httpretty