diff --git a/lib/render.js b/lib/render.js
index 3efe6f78e1..0bc8c6fe58 100644
--- a/lib/render.js
+++ b/lib/render.js
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ export function renderAndGetWindow (url, opts = {}) {
         window.scrollTo = function () {}
         // If Nuxt could not be loaded (error from the server-side)
         if (!window.__NUXT__) {
-          return reject(new Error({
-            message: 'Could not load the nuxt app',
-            body: window.document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML
-          }))
+          let error = new Error('Could not load the nuxt app')
+          error.body = window.document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML
+          return reject(error)
         }
         // Used by nuxt.js to say when the components are loaded and the app ready
         window.onNuxtReady(() => {