diff --git a/src/stormdb.js b/src/stormdb.js
index f093a7f..a3bc4f8 100644
--- a/src/stormdb.js
+++ b/src/stormdb.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class StormDB {
     let data = this.state;
     for (let i = 0; i < this.pointers.length; i++) {
       if (i < this.pointers.length - 1 && !data[this.pointers[i]]) {
-        throw new Error("Can't run .value() on non-existant data.");
+        throw new Error("Can't run .value() on non-existant property of non-existant object.");
       }
       data = data[this.pointers[i]];
     }