diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index 98ab7d89a1..780f7541c6 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
         ));
       }
 
+      if (config.maxBodyLength > -1 && data.length > config.maxBodyLength) {
+        return reject(createError('Request body larger than maxBodyLength limit', config));
+      }
+
       // Add Content-Length header if data exists
       if (!headerNames['content-length']) {
         headers['Content-Length'] = data.length;
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/http.js b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
index 4a9258927b..f17c9233ec 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/http.js
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ describe('supports http with nodejs', function () {
       setTimeout(function () {
         assert.equal(success, false, 'request should not succeed');
         assert.equal(failure, true, 'request should fail');
-        assert.equal(error.code, 'ERR_FR_MAX_BODY_LENGTH_EXCEEDED');
         assert.equal(error.message, 'Request body larger than maxBodyLength limit');
         done();
       }, 100);