diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Translation/Model/Js/DataProvider.php b/app/code/Magento/Translation/Model/Js/DataProvider.php
index c6aa79f1438e7..c300663bfbc19 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Translation/Model/Js/DataProvider.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Translation/Model/Js/DataProvider.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace Magento\Translation\Model\Js;
 
+use Magento\Framework\LocalizedException;
+
 /**
  * DataProvider for js translation
  */
@@ -103,9 +105,15 @@ public function getData($themePath)
             $read = $this->fileReadFactory->create($filePath[0], \Magento\Framework\Filesystem\DriverPool::FILE);
             $content = $read->readAll();
             foreach ($this->getPhrases($content) as $phrase) {
-                $translatedPhrase = $this->translate->render([$phrase], []);
-                if ($phrase != $translatedPhrase) {
-                    $dictionary[$phrase] = $translatedPhrase;
+                try {
+                    $translatedPhrase = $this->translate->render([$phrase], []);
+                    if ($phrase != $translatedPhrase) {
+                        $dictionary[$phrase] = $translatedPhrase;
+                    }
+                } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                    throw new LocalizedException(
+                        sprintf(__('Error while translating phrase "%s" in file %s.'), $phrase, $filePath[0])
+                    );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -134,8 +142,8 @@ protected function getPhrases($content)
                 }
             }
             if (false === $result) {
-                throw new \Exception(
-                    sprintf('Error while generating js translation dictionary: "%s"', error_get_last())
+                throw new LocalizedException(
+                    sprintf(__('Error while generating js translation dictionary: "%s"'), error_get_last())
                 );
             }
         }