diff --git a/src/NetscriptWorker.ts b/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
index fa55e140b..c28fbb39c 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
+++ b/src/NetscriptWorker.ts
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ function startNetscript2Script(player: IPlayer, workerScript: WorkerScript): Pro
       throw e;
     }
 
-    workerScript.errorMessage = makeRuntimeRejectMsg(workerScript, e);
-    throw new ScriptDeath(workerScript); // Don't know what to do with it, let's rethrow.
+    // Don't know what to do with it, let's try making an error message out of it
+    workerScript.errorMessage = makeRuntimeRejectMsg(workerScript, "" + e);
+    throw new ScriptDeath(workerScript);
   });
 }