diff --git a/exercises/concept/translation-service/.meta/config.json b/exercises/concept/translation-service/.meta/config.json
index 10932f1883..694c26f511 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/translation-service/.meta/config.json
+++ b/exercises/concept/translation-service/.meta/config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "SleeplessByte"
   ],
   "contributors": [
-    "AndrewLawendy"
+    "AndrewLawendy",
+    "themetar"
   ],
   "files": {
     "solution": [
diff --git a/exercises/concept/translation-service/api.js b/exercises/concept/translation-service/api.js
index c4ab682f0a..a4023a23bc 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/translation-service/api.js
+++ b/exercises/concept/translation-service/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { AbusiveClientError, NotAvailable, Untranslatable } from './errors';
+import {
+  AbusiveClientError,
+  NotAvailable,
+  Untranslatable,
+  ConnectionError,
+} from './errors';
 
 const mutex = { current: false };
 
@@ -85,13 +90,12 @@ export class ExternalApi {
     }
 
     if (this.values[text]) {
-      this.values[text].shift();
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        this.values[text].shift();
 
-      // If it's now available, yay, otherwise, nay
-      setTimeout(
-        () => callback(this.values[text][0] ? undefined : makeRandomError()),
-        1,
-      );
+        // If it's now available, yay, otherwise, nay
+        callback(this.values[text][0] ? undefined : makeRandomError());
+      }, 1);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ function rejectWithRandomDelay(value) {
 }
 
 function makeRandomError() {
-  return new Error(`Error code ${Math.ceil(Math.random() * 10000)}`);
+  return new ConnectionError(`Error code ${Math.ceil(Math.random() * 10000)}`);
 }
 
 class BadRequest extends Error {
diff --git a/exercises/concept/translation-service/errors.js b/exercises/concept/translation-service/errors.js
index 5f25ae705b..a3ed001521 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/translation-service/errors.js
+++ b/exercises/concept/translation-service/errors.js
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ export class Untranslatable extends Error {
     super('jIyajbe’');
   }
 }
+
+export class ConnectionError extends Error {
+  constructor(message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/exercises/concept/translation-service/service.spec.js b/exercises/concept/translation-service/service.spec.js
index 32a72e014e..65bc922f0f 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/translation-service/service.spec.js
+++ b/exercises/concept/translation-service/service.spec.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   BatchIsEmpty,
 } from './service';
 
-import { NotAvailable, Untranslatable } from './errors';
+import { NotAvailable, Untranslatable, ConnectionError } from './errors';
 import { ExternalApi } from './api';
 
 describe('Free service', () => {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Request service', () => {
   test('it requests at most three times (does not retry thrice or more)', async () => {
     const actual = service.request('ghobe’');
 
-    await expect(actual).rejects.toThrow(Error);
+    await expect(actual).rejects.toThrow(ConnectionError);
   });
 });
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe('Premium service', () => {
   test('it requests at most three times (does not retry thrice or more)', async () => {
     const actual = service.premium('ghobe’', 0);
 
-    await expect(actual).rejects.toThrow(Error);
+    await expect(actual).rejects.toThrow(ConnectionError);
   });
 
   test('it recognizes sufficient quality', async () => {