diff --git a/src/core.ts b/src/core.ts
index 6b59935..5d652d0 100644
--- a/src/core.ts
+++ b/src/core.ts
@@ -978,6 +978,11 @@ const validatePositiveInteger = (name: string, n: unknown): number => {
 
 export const castToError = (err: any): Error => {
   if (err instanceof Error) return err;
+  if (typeof err === 'object' && err !== null) {
+    try {
+      return new Error(JSON.stringify(err));
+    } catch {}
+  }
   return new Error(err);
 };