diff --git a/react/jsx.py b/react/jsx.py
index f67012f..070c6f4 100644
--- a/react/jsx.py
+++ b/react/jsx.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def transform_string(self, jsx, harmony=False, strip_types=False):
             result = self.context.call(
                 '%s.transform' % self.JSX_TRANSFORMER_JS_EXPR, jsx, opts)
         except execjs.ProgramError as e:
-            raise TransformError(e.message[7:])
+            raise TransformError(str(e))
         js = result['code']
         return js
 
diff --git a/react/utils/pipeline.py b/react/utils/pipeline.py
index b95c762..7fc8932 100644
--- a/react/utils/pipeline.py
+++ b/react/utils/pipeline.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ def compile_file(self, infile, outfile, outdated=False, force=False):
         try:
             return self.transformer.transform(infile, outfile)
         except TransformError as e:
-            raise CompilerError(e.message)
+            raise CompilerError(str(e))