diff --git a/bin/standardrb b/bin/standardrb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b329561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/standardrb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#
+# This file was generated by Bundler.
+#
+# The application 'standardrb' is installed as part of a gem, and
+# this file is here to facilitate running it.
+#
+
+ENV["BUNDLE_GEMFILE"] ||= File.expand_path("../Gemfile", __dir__)
+
+bundle_binstub = File.expand_path("bundle", __dir__)
+
+if File.file?(bundle_binstub)
+  if File.read(bundle_binstub, 300).include?("This file was generated by Bundler")
+    load(bundle_binstub)
+  else
+    abort("Your `bin/bundle` was not generated by Bundler, so this binstub cannot run.
+Replace `bin/bundle` by running `bundle binstubs bundler --force`, then run this command again.")
+  end
+end
+
+require "rubygems"
+require "bundler/setup"
+
+load Gem.bin_path("standard", "standardrb")
diff --git a/spec/lib/votd/bible_gateway_spec.rb b/spec/lib/votd/bible_gateway_spec.rb
index cb13108..aeea81c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/votd/bible_gateway_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/votd/bible_gateway_spec.rb
@@ -102,15 +102,30 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context "When an error occurrs" do
-    before do
-      fake_a_broken_uri(uri_regex)
+  context "When an error occurs" do
+    context "with a malformed response body" do
+      before { fake_a_broken_uri(uri_regex) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a network timeout" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, uri_regex).to_timeout }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a connection failure" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, uri_regex).to_raise(SocketError) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with an HTTP 500 response" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, uri_regex).to_return(status: 500, body: "Internal Server Error") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
 
-    it "falls back to default VotD values" do
-      expect(votd.version).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION
-      expect(votd.reference).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_REFERENCE
-      expect(votd.text).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_TEXT
+    context "with an empty response body" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, uri_regex).to_return(body: "") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
   end
 
@@ -152,10 +167,22 @@
       expect(votd_nlt.link).to eq "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A16&version=51"
     end
 
-    context "with an invalid version code" do
-      it "throws an error" do
+    context "with an invalid version argument" do
+      it "raises InvalidBibleVersion for an unknown symbol" do
         expect { Votd::BibleGateway.new(:foo) }.to raise_error(Votd::InvalidBibleVersion)
       end
+
+      it "raises InvalidBibleVersion for nil" do
+        expect { Votd::BibleGateway.new(nil) }.to raise_error(Votd::InvalidBibleVersion)
+      end
+
+      it "raises InvalidBibleVersion for a String" do
+        expect { Votd::BibleGateway.new("niv") }.to raise_error(Votd::InvalidBibleVersion)
+      end
+
+      it "raises InvalidBibleVersion for an Integer" do
+        expect { Votd::BibleGateway.new(31) }.to raise_error(Votd::InvalidBibleVersion)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/votd/netbible_spec.rb b/spec/lib/votd/netbible_spec.rb
index 592574a..1e2cdd4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/votd/netbible_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/votd/netbible_spec.rb
@@ -112,14 +112,29 @@
   end
 
   context "When an error occurs" do
-    before do
-      fake_a_broken_uri(Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL)
+    context "with a malformed response body" do
+      before { fake_a_broken_uri(Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a network timeout" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL).to_timeout }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a connection failure" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL).to_raise(SocketError) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with an HTTP 500 response" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL).to_return(status: 500, body: "Internal Server Error") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
 
-    it "falls back to default VotD values" do
-      expect(votd.version).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION
-      expect(votd.reference).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_REFERENCE
-      expect(votd.text).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_TEXT
+    context "with an empty response body" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::NetBible::ENDPOINT_URL).to_return(body: "") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/votd/ourmanna_spec.rb b/spec/lib/votd/ourmanna_spec.rb
index 7fba9b9..1a4a0c3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/votd/ourmanna_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/votd/ourmanna_spec.rb
@@ -102,14 +102,29 @@
   end
 
   context "When an error occurs" do
-    before do
-      fake_a_broken_uri(Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL)
+    context "with a malformed response body" do
+      before { fake_a_broken_uri(Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a network timeout" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL).to_timeout }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with a connection failure" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL).to_raise(SocketError) }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
+    end
+
+    context "with an HTTP 500 response" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL).to_return(status: 500, body: "Internal Server Error") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
 
-    it "falls back to default VotD values" do
-      expect(votd.version).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION
-      expect(votd.reference).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_REFERENCE
-      expect(votd.text).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_TEXT
+    context "with an empty response body" do
+      before { stub_request(:get, Votd::OurManna::ENDPOINT_URL).to_return(body: "") }
+      include_examples "falls back to defaults"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 6944f84..8be43dd 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ def fake_a_uri(uri, fixture_path)
 def fake_a_broken_uri(uri)
   stub_request(:get, uri).to_return(body: "Oopsies")
 end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "falls back to defaults" do
+  it "falls back to default VotD values" do
+    expect(votd.version).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_VERSION
+    expect(votd.reference).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_REFERENCE
+    expect(votd.text).to eq Votd::Base::DEFAULT_BIBLE_TEXT
+  end
+end