diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
index 09c09d103c..d2f11499bb 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
@@ -2779,3 +2779,9 @@ itest!(spawn_stdout_inherit {
   args: "run --quiet --unstable -A spawn_stdout_inherit.ts",
   output: "spawn_stdout_inherit.ts.out",
 });
+
+itest!(error_name_non_string {
+  args: "run --quiet error_name_non_string.js",
+  output: "error_name_non_string.js.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js b/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae96099276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class ErrorNameNonString extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.name = 42;
+  }
+}
+
+throw new ErrorNameNonString();
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js.out b/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a77f336e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/error_name_non_string.js.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+error: Uncaught Error
+throw new ErrorNameNonString();
+      ^
+    at file:///[WILDCARD]/error_name_non_string.js:[WILDCARD]
diff --git a/core/error.rs b/core/error.rs
index 045dd5a155..2ba0538029 100644
--- a/core/error.rs
+++ b/core/error.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn get_property<'a>(
   object.get(scope, key.into())
 }
 
-#[derive(serde::Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Default, serde::Deserialize)]
 pub(crate) struct NativeJsError {
   pub name: Option<String>,
   pub message: Option<String>,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl JsError {
       let exception: v8::Local<v8::Object> = exception.try_into().unwrap();
       let cause = get_property(scope, exception, "cause");
       let e: NativeJsError =
-        serde_v8::from_v8(scope, exception.into()).unwrap();
+        serde_v8::from_v8(scope, exception.into()).unwrap_or_default();
       // Get the message by formatting error.name and error.message.
       let name = e.name.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "Error".to_string());
       let message_prop = e.message.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string());