diff --git a/classes/semver.js b/classes/semver.js
index 25ee889d..ea62fa0d 100644
--- a/classes/semver.js
+++ b/classes/semver.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class SemVer {
         version = version.version
       }
     } else if (typeof version !== 'string') {
-      throw new TypeError(`Invalid Version: ${require('util').inspect(version)}`)
+      throw new TypeError(`Invalid Version: ${version}`)
     }
 
     if (version.length > MAX_LENGTH) {
diff --git a/test/functions/parse.js b/test/functions/parse.js
index f3ca4cd8..b382ddcf 100644
--- a/test/functions/parse.js
+++ b/test/functions/parse.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ t.test('throw errors if asked to', t => {
     parse([], null, true)
   }, {
     name: 'TypeError',
-    message: 'Invalid Version: []',
+    message: 'Invalid Version: ',
   })
   t.end()
 })