1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/bun.js/node/node_fs.zig b/src/bun.js/node/node_fs.zig
index 8fb769fac..314cd44bd 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/node/node_fs.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/node/node_fs.zig
@@ -4488,8 +4488,13 @@ pub const NodeFS = struct {
     }
     pub fn watch(_: *NodeFS, args: Arguments.Watch, comptime _: Flavor) Maybe(Return.Watch) {
         const watcher = args.createFSWatcher() catch |err| {
-            args.global_this.throwError(err, "Failed to watch filename");
-            return Maybe(Return.Watch){ .result = JSC.JSValue.jsUndefined() };
+            var buf = std.fmt.allocPrint(bun.default_allocator, "{s} watching {}", .{ @errorName(err), strings.QuotedFormatter{ .text = args.path.slice() } }) catch unreachable;
+            defer bun.default_allocator.free(buf);
+            args.global_this.throwValue((JSC.SystemError{
+                .message = bun.String.init(buf),
+                .path = bun.String.init(args.path.slice()),
+            }).toErrorInstance(args.global_this));
+            return Maybe(Return.Watch){ .result = JSC.JSValue.undefined };
         };
         return Maybe(Return.Watch){ .result = watcher };
     }