diff --git a/designateclient/exceptions.py b/designateclient/exceptions.py
index 8b63e66..e220b97 100644
--- a/designateclient/exceptions.py
+++ b/designateclient/exceptions.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class NoUniqueMatch(Base):
 
 class RemoteError(Base):
     def __init__(self, message=None, code=None, type=None, errors=None,
-                 request_id=None):
+                 request_id=None, **ignore):
         err_message = self._get_error_message(message, type, errors)
         self.message = err_message
         self.code = code
diff --git a/designateclient/tests/test_exceptions.py b/designateclient/tests/test_exceptions.py
index e307e9b..e016991 100644
--- a/designateclient/tests/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/designateclient/tests/test_exceptions.py
@@ -54,3 +54,10 @@ class RemoteErrorTestCase(base.TestCase):
         self.response_dict['type'] = expected_msg
         remote_err = exceptions.RemoteError(**self.response_dict)
         self.assertEqual(expected_msg, remote_err.message)
+
+    def test_get_error_message_with_unknown_response(self):
+        expected_msg = 'invalid_object'
+        self.response_dict['message'] = expected_msg
+        self.response_dict['unknown'] = 'fake'
+        remote_err = exceptions.RemoteError(**self.response_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_msg, remote_err.message)