diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 79e38067..372e542c 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -1066,7 +1066,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       var message = 'Failed';
       if (error) {
         message += ': ';
-        message += error.message || error;
+        if (error.message) {
+          message += error.message;
+        } else if (jasmine.isString_(error)) {
+          message += error;
+        } else {
+          // pretty print all kind of objects. This includes arrays.
+          message += jasmine.pp(error);
+        }
       }
 
       currentRunnable().addExpectationResult(false, {
diff --git a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
index 765b6a2b..fccc45f5 100644
--- a/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/integration/EnvSpec.js
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
             }
           })]
         }));
+        expect(specDone).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({
+          description: 'pretty prints objects',
+          failedExpectations: [jasmine.objectContaining({
+            message: 'Failed: Object({ prop: \'value\', arr: [ \'works\', true ] })'
+          })]
+        }));
         done();
       }
     });
@@ -197,6 +203,10 @@ describe("Env integration", function() {
       env.it('has a message and stack trace from an Error', function() {
         env.fail(new Error('error message'));
       });
+
+      env.it('pretty prints objects', function() {
+        env.fail({prop: 'value', arr: ['works', true]});
+      })
     });
 
     env.execute();
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index 91718aa6..728a551a 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -523,7 +523,14 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       var message = 'Failed';
       if (error) {
         message += ': ';
-        message += error.message || error;
+        if (error.message) {
+          message += error.message;
+        } else if (jasmine.isString_(error)) {
+          message += error;
+        } else {
+          // pretty print all kind of objects. This includes arrays.
+          message += jasmine.pp(error);
+        }
       }
 
       currentRunnable().addExpectationResult(false, {