diff --git a/src/bun.js/api/bun/socket.zig b/src/bun.js/api/bun/socket.zig
index 95f9655b18..6629a8d400 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/api/bun/socket.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/api/bun/socket.zig
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ fn NewSocket(comptime ssl: bool) type {
             const globalObject = handlers.globalObject;
             const this_value = this.getThisValue(globalObject);
             _ = callback.call(globalObject, this_value, &.{this_value}) catch |err| {
-                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeException(err) });
+                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeError(err) });
             };
         }
         pub fn onTimeout(
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ fn NewSocket(comptime ssl: bool) type {
             const globalObject = handlers.globalObject;
             const this_value = this.getThisValue(globalObject);
             _ = callback.call(globalObject, this_value, &.{this_value}) catch |err| {
-                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeException(err) });
+                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeError(err) });
             };
         }
 
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ fn NewSocket(comptime ssl: bool) type {
             const globalObject = handlers.globalObject;
             const this_value = this.getThisValue(globalObject);
             _ = callback.call(globalObject, this_value, &.{this_value}) catch |err| {
-                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeException(err) });
+                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeError(err) });
             };
         }
 
@@ -1956,7 +1956,7 @@ fn NewSocket(comptime ssl: bool) type {
                 this_value,
                 js_error,
             }) catch |e| {
-                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeException(e) });
+                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeError(e) });
             };
         }
 
@@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ fn NewSocket(comptime ssl: bool) type {
                 this_value,
                 output_value,
             }) catch |err| {
-                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeException(err) });
+                _ = handlers.callErrorHandler(this_value, &.{ this_value, globalObject.takeError(err) });
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/bindings.zig b/src/bun.js/bindings/bindings.zig
index d61c1f374d..a7c9e35af2 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/bindings.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/bindings.zig
@@ -3247,7 +3247,20 @@ pub const JSGlobalObject = opaque {
         }
 
         return this.tryTakeException() orelse {
-            @panic("A JavaScript exception was thrown, however it was cleared before it could be read.");
+            @panic("A JavaScript exception was thrown, but it was cleared before it could be read.");
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub fn takeError(this: *JSGlobalObject, proof: bun.JSError) JSValue {
+        switch (proof) {
+            error.JSError => {},
+            error.OutOfMemory => this.throwOutOfMemory() catch {},
+        }
+
+        return (this.tryTakeException() orelse {
+            @panic("A JavaScript exception was thrown, but it was cleared before it could be read.");
+        }).toError() orelse {
+            @panic("Couldn't convert a JavaScript exception to an Error instance.");
         };
     }