diff --git a/lib/helpers/isAxiosError.js b/lib/helpers/isAxiosError.js
index 29ff41af8b..a037bec5af 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/isAxiosError.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/isAxiosError.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var utils = require('./../utils');
+
 /**
  * Determines whether the payload is an error thrown by Axios
  *
@@ -7,5 +9,5 @@
  * @returns {boolean} True if the payload is an error thrown by Axios, otherwise false
  */
 module.exports = function isAxiosError(payload) {
-  return (typeof payload === 'object') && (payload.isAxiosError === true);
+  return utils.isObject(payload) && (payload.isAxiosError === true);
 };
diff --git a/test/specs/helpers/isAxiosError.spec.js b/test/specs/helpers/isAxiosError.spec.js
index 7aeef85f53..494becb674 100644
--- a/test/specs/helpers/isAxiosError.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/helpers/isAxiosError.spec.js
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ describe('helpers::isAxiosError', function () {
     expect(isAxiosError(new Error('Boom!')))
       .toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it('should return false if the error is null', function () {
+    expect(isAxiosError(null))
+      .toBe(false);
+  });
 });