diff --git a/openstack/identity/v3/tokens/results.go b/openstack/identity/v3/tokens/results.go
index 4b362cc..36c9ce6 100644
--- a/openstack/identity/v3/tokens/results.go
+++ b/openstack/identity/v3/tokens/results.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package tokens
 
+import "errors"
 import "github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 
 // Endpoint represents a single API endpoint offered by a service.
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if s.Token == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("'token' missing in JSON response")
+	}
+
 	// Parse the token itself from the stored headers.
 	s.Token.ID = r.Header.Get("X-Subject-Token")