diff --git a/lib/extra-from-error.js b/lib/extra-from-error.js
index afba1cfd0..58ab3841c 100644
--- a/lib/extra-from-error.js
+++ b/lib/extra-from-error.js
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ module.exports = (er, extra, options) => {
   if (st) {
     const splitst = st.split('\n')
     if (er._babel && er.loc) {
-      const msplit = message.split(':')
+      const msplit = message.split(': ')
       const f = msplit[0].trim()
-      extra.message = msplit.slice(1).join(':')
+      extra.message = msplit.slice(1).join(': ')
         .replace(/ \([0-9]+:[0-9]+\)$/, '').trim()
       const file = f.indexOf(process.cwd()) === 0
         ? f.substr(process.cwd().length + 1) : f