diff --git a/exec/load/sbbsini.js b/exec/load/sbbsini.js
index 3171a16b54a3bade2db187cc4955fdd1d2d4fe31..3831aa5cba0d3ef43ea9316c8fc99dba9a4a7afa 100644
--- a/exec/load/sbbsini.js
+++ b/exec/load/sbbsini.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ new function() {
 
 	var f = new File(file_cfgname(system.ctrl_dir, "sbbs.ini"));
 	if (!f.open("r", true))
-		throw("Unable to open "+f.name);
+		throw new Error("Unable to open "+f.name);
 	this.bbs = {};
 	this.ftp = {};
 	this.web = {};