diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
index 5e3b7d463e..6cd3e2ecfa 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.js
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ export const updateLinkInterpolate = function (positions, interp) {
 export const updateLink = function (positions, style) {
   positions.forEach(function (pos) {
     if (pos >= edges.length) {
-      let error = new Error(
-        `The index for linkStyle is out of bounds. (Help: Ensure that the index is within the range of existing edges.)`
+      throw new Error(
+        `The index ${pos} for linkStyle is out of bounds. Valid indices for linkStyle are between 0 and ${
+          edges.length - 1
+        }. (Help: Ensure that the index is within the range of existing edges.)`
       );
-      throw error;
     }
     if (pos === 'default') {
       edges.defaultStyle = style;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-style.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-style.spec.js
index 4b461576b1..5b0f740bd9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-style.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow-style.spec.js
@@ -287,17 +287,17 @@ describe('[Style] when parsing', () => {
   });
 
   it('should handle style definitions within number of edges', function () {
-    try {
-      flow.parser.parse(`graph TD
-      A-->B
-      linkStyle 1 stroke-width:1px;`);
-      // Fail test if above expression doesn't throw anything.
-      expect(true).toBe(false);
-    } catch (e) {
-      expect(e.message).toBe(
-        `The index for linkStyle is out of bounds. (Help: Ensure that the index is within the range of existing edges.)`
-      );
-    }
+    expect(() =>
+      flow.parser
+        .parse(
+          `graph TD
+    A-->B
+    linkStyle 1 stroke-width:1px;`
+        )
+        .toThrow(
+          'The index 1 for linkStyle is out of bounds. Valid indices for linkStyle are between 0 and 0. (Help: Ensure that the index is within the range of existing edges.)'
+        )
+    );
   });
 
   it('should handle style definitions within number of edges', function () {