diff --git a/middleware/jwt.go b/middleware/jwt.go
index cad68396..c8d29f96 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type (
 	JWTSuccessHandler func(echo.Context)
 
 	// JWTErrorHandler defines a function which is executed for an invalid token.
-	JWTErrorHandler func(echo.Context, echo.HandlerFunc) error
+	JWTErrorHandler func(error, echo.Context, echo.HandlerFunc) error
 
 	jwtExtractor func(echo.Context) (string, error)
 )
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ const (
 // Errors
 var (
 	ErrJWTMissing = echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "missing or malformed jwt")
-	ErrJWTInvalid = echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusUnauthorized, "invalid or expired jwt")
 )
 
 var (
@@ -158,6 +157,9 @@ func JWTWithConfig(config JWTConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 
 			auth, err := extractor(c)
 			if err != nil {
+				if config.ErrorHandler != nil {
+					return config.ErrorHandler(err, c, next)
+				}
 				return err
 			}
 			token := new(jwt.Token)
@@ -178,11 +180,11 @@ func JWTWithConfig(config JWTConfig) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 				return next(c)
 			}
 			if config.ErrorHandler != nil {
-				return config.ErrorHandler(c, next)
+				return config.ErrorHandler(err, c, next)
 			}
 			return &echo.HTTPError{
-				Code:     ErrJWTInvalid.Code,
-				Message:  ErrJWTInvalid.Message,
+				Code:     http.StatusUnauthorized,
+				Message:  "Invalid or expired jwt",
 				Internal: err,
 			}
 		}