diff --git a/server/android_notification_server.go b/server/android_notification_server.go
index d96f951..66cbf5c 100644
--- a/server/android_notification_server.go
+++ b/server/android_notification_server.go
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ func getErrorCode(err error) (string, bool) {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
-	code, ok := errorValue.FieldByName("ErrorCode").Interface().(string)
-	if !ok {
+	codeValue := errorValue.FieldByName("ErrorCode")
+	if !codeValue.IsValid() {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
-	return code, true
+	return codeValue.String(), true
 }
diff --git a/server/android_notification_test.go b/server/android_notification_test.go
index 0102d7e..510035e 100644
--- a/server/android_notification_test.go
+++ b/server/android_notification_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -48,3 +50,31 @@ func TestAndroidInitialize(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, f.Close())
 }
+
+// Copied from firebase.google.com/go/v4@v4.14.0/internal/errors.go
+type ErrorCode string
+type FirebaseError struct {
+	ErrorCode ErrorCode
+	String    string
+	Response  *http.Response
+	Ext       map[string]interface{}
+}
+
+func (fe *FirebaseError) Error() string {
+	return fe.String
+}
+
+func TestGetErrorCode(t *testing.T) {
+	var errorCode ErrorCode = "some error code"
+	err := &FirebaseError{
+		ErrorCode: errorCode,
+	}
+
+	extractedCode, found := getErrorCode(err)
+	require.True(t, found)
+	require.Equal(t, string(errorCode), extractedCode)
+
+	extractedCode, found = getErrorCode(errors.New("non firebase error"))
+	require.Equal(t, "", extractedCode)
+	require.False(t, found)
+}