improved error reporting

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ext/bg/js/backend.js b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
index 7d68ed84..01340419 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/backend.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/backend.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Backend {
             return promise.then(result => {
                 callback({result});
             }).catch(error => {
-                callback({error});
+                callback({error: error.toString ? error.toString() : error});
             });
         };
 
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/search.js b/ext/bg/js/search.js
index 54cda8ec..40bf2019 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/search.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/search.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class DisplaySearch extends Display {
     }
 
     onError(error) {
-        window.alert(`Error: ${error}`);
+        window.alert(`Error: ${error.toString ? error.toString() : error}`);
     }
 
     onSearchClear() {