diff --git a/src/static/js/Changeset.js b/src/static/js/Changeset.js
index f0c7d8b4c..4d0f76a92 100644
--- a/src/static/js/Changeset.js
+++ b/src/static/js/Changeset.js
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ exports.makeAText = function (text, attribs) {
 exports.applyToAText = function (cs, atext, pool) {
   var text = exports.applyToText(cs, atext.text)
   if(text[1]){
-    throw new Error()
+    throw new Error("newline count is wrong, cs:",cs," and text:",atext)
   }
   return {
     text: text[0],