diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d3a2770..8c1cea41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 ## 1.25.0 [unreleased]
 
+### Bug Fixes
+1. [#375](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python/pull/375): Construct `InfluxDBError` without HTTP response 
+
 ### CI
-1. [#54](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python/pull/370): Add Python 3.10 to CI builds
+1. [#370](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-python/pull/370): Add Python 3.10 to CI builds
+
 ## 1.24.0 [2021-11-26]
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/influxdb_client/client/exceptions.py b/influxdb_client/client/exceptions.py
index 5a1b3c1d..5d77b541 100644
--- a/influxdb_client/client/exceptions.py
+++ b/influxdb_client/client/exceptions.py
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ class InfluxDBError(Exception):
 
     def __init__(self, response: HTTPResponse):
         """Initialize the InfluxDBError handler."""
-        self.response = response
-        self.message = self._get_message(response)
-        self.retry_after = response.getheader('Retry-After')
+        if response is not None:
+            self.response = response
+            self.message = self._get_message(response)
+            self.retry_after = response.getheader('Retry-After')
+        else:
+            self.response = None
+            self.message = 'no response'
+            self.retry_after = None
         super().__init__(self.message)
 
     def _get_message(self, response):
diff --git a/tests/test_InfluxDBError.py b/tests/test_InfluxDBError.py
index b864c3d0..4eb68353 100644
--- a/tests/test_InfluxDBError.py
+++ b/tests/test_InfluxDBError.py
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ def test_message_get_retry_after(self):
         influx_db_error = InfluxDBError(response=HTTPResponse(reason="too many requests"))
         self.assertEqual("too many requests", str(influx_db_error))
         self.assertEqual(None, influx_db_error.retry_after)
+
+    def test_no_response(self):
+        influx_db_error = InfluxDBError(response=None)
+        self.assertEqual("no response", str(influx_db_error))
+        self.assertIsNone(influx_db_error.response)
+        self.assertIsNone(influx_db_error.retry_after)