diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js b/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
index 0e477757801..3c07bb4ad33 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/browser/resources/content/nsBrowserStatusHandler.js
@@ -284,8 +284,16 @@ nsBrowserStatusHandler.prototype =
 
     if (Components.isSuccessCode(aStatus))
       dump("Document "+urlStr+" loaded successfully\n"); // per QA request
-    else
-      dump("Error loading URL "+urlStr+" : "+aStatus+"\n"); // per QA request
+    else {
+      // per QA request
+      var e = new Components.Exception("", aStatus);
+      var name = e.name;
+      dump("Error loading URL "+urlStr+" : "+
+           Number(aStatus).toString(16));
+      if (name)
+           dump(" ("+name+")");
+      dump('\n'); 
+    }
 
     var observerService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/observer-service;1"]
                                     .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIObserverService);