diff --git a/js/common/modules/@arangodb/general-graph.js b/js/common/modules/@arangodb/general-graph.js
index 64ea372eac..2c248f7692 100644
--- a/js/common/modules/@arangodb/general-graph.js
+++ b/js/common/modules/@arangodb/general-graph.js
@@ -667,7 +667,8 @@ var bindEdgeCollections = function (self, edgeCollections) {
               var err = new ArangoError();
               err.errorNum = arangodb.errors.ERROR_GRAPH_INVALID_EDGE.code;
               err.errorMessage =
-                arangodb.errors.ERROR_GRAPH_INVALID_EDGE.message + ' between ' + from + ' and ' + to + '.';
+                arangodb.errors.ERROR_GRAPH_INVALID_EDGE.message +
+                ' between ' + from + ' and ' + to + '. Doesn\'t conform to any edge definition';
               throw err;
             }
           }