diff --git a/src/static/js/json2.js b/src/static/js/json2.js
index 663f932cd..d72b4be98 100644
--- a/src/static/js/json2.js
+++ b/src/static/js/json2.js
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ if (!JSON)
       }
 
       // If the text is not JSON parseable, then a SyntaxError is thrown.
-      throw new SyntaxError('JSON.parse');
+      throw new SyntaxError('JSON.parse: ' + text);
     };
   }
 }());