diff --git a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
index 2e6dab3d4..2ec3cdaa2 100644
--- a/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
+++ b/lib/core/modules/coderunner/runCode.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class RunCode {
       return vm.runInNewContext(code, this.context);
     } catch(e) {
       this.logger.error(e.message);
+      return e.message;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/console/index.js b/lib/modules/console/index.js
index 00fef4b27..9c97f22cd 100644
--- a/lib/modules/console/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/console/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ class Console {
   registerApi() {
     let plugin = this.plugins.createPlugin('consoleApi', {});
     plugin.registerAPICall('post', '/embark-api/command', (req, res) => {
-      this.executeCmd(req.body.command, (_err, result) => {
+      this.executeCmd(req.body.command, (err, result) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return res.send({result: err.message || err});
+        }
         if (typeof result === 'string') {
           return res.send({result});
         }