diff --git a/src/state/stateService.ts b/src/state/stateService.ts
index fbe35e5a1..ae59a1bfd 100644
--- a/src/state/stateService.ts
+++ b/src/state/stateService.ts
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ export class StateService {
       console.error($error$);
       console.error($error$.stack);
     } else if ($error$ instanceof Rejection) {
-      console.error($error$);
+      console.error($error$.toString());
       if ($error$.detail && $error$.detail.stack)
         console.error($error$.detail.stack);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/transition/rejectFactory.ts b/src/transition/rejectFactory.ts
index ca073844d..ca5bb8a32 100644
--- a/src/transition/rejectFactory.ts
+++ b/src/transition/rejectFactory.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class Rejection {
 
   /** Returns a TransitionRejection due to transition superseded */
   static superseded(detail?: any, options?: any) {
-    let message = "The transition has been superseded by a different transition (see detail).";
+    let message = "The transition has been superseded by a different transition";
     let rejection = new Rejection(RejectType.SUPERSEDED, message, detail);
     if (options && options.redirected) {
       rejection.redirected = true;
@@ -52,27 +52,27 @@ export class Rejection {
 
   /** Returns a TransitionRejection due to invalid transition */
   static invalid(detail?: any) {
-    let message = "This transition is invalid (see detail)";
+    let message = "This transition is invalid";
     return new Rejection(RejectType.INVALID, message, detail);
   }
 
   /** Returns a TransitionRejection due to ignored transition */
   static ignored(detail?: any) {
-    let message = "The transition was ignored.";
+    let message = "The transition was ignored";
     return new Rejection(RejectType.IGNORED, message, detail);
   }
 
   /** Returns a TransitionRejection due to aborted transition */
   static aborted(detail?: any) {
     // TODO think about how to encapsulate an Error() object
-    let message = "The transition has been aborted.";
+    let message = "The transition has been aborted";
     return new Rejection(RejectType.ABORTED, message, detail);
   }
 
   /** Returns a TransitionRejection due to aborted transition */
   static errored(detail?: any) {
     // TODO think about how to encapsulate an Error() object
-    let message = "The transition errored.";
+    let message = "The transition errored";
     return new Rejection(RejectType.ERROR, message, detail);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/transition/transitionHook.ts b/src/transition/transitionHook.ts
index 4833ce246..44f86b9ee 100644
--- a/src/transition/transitionHook.ts
+++ b/src/transition/transitionHook.ts
@@ -89,14 +89,16 @@ export class TransitionHook {
   static runSynchronousHooks(hooks: TransitionHook[], swallowExceptions: boolean = false): Promise<any> {
     let results: Promise<HookResult>[] = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+      let hook = hooks[i];
       try {
-        results.push(hooks[i].invokeHook());
+        results.push(hook.invokeHook());
       } catch (exception) {
         if (!swallowExceptions) {
           return Rejection.errored(exception).toPromise();
         }
 
-        console.error("Swallowed exception during synchronous hook handler: " + exception); // TODO: What to do here?
+        let errorHandler = hook.transition.router.stateService.defaultErrorHandler();
+        errorHandler(exception);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/ng1/stateEventsSpec.js b/test/ng1/stateEventsSpec.js
index 49e7584fa..b824644f8 100644
--- a/test/ng1/stateEventsSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng1/stateEventsSpec.js
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ describe('UI-Router v0.2.x $state events', function () {
     it('aborts pending transitions even when going back to the current state', inject(function ($state, $q) {
       initStateTo(A);
       logEvents = true;
+      $state.defaultErrorHandler(function() {});
 
       var superseded = $state.transitionTo(B, {});
       $state.transitionTo(A, {});
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ describe('UI-Router v0.2.x $state events', function () {
     it('aborts pending transitions (last call wins)', inject(function ($state, $q) {
       initStateTo(A);
       logEvents = true;
+      $state.defaultErrorHandler(function() {});
 
       var superseded = $state.transitionTo(B, {});
       $state.transitionTo(C, {});
diff --git a/test/ng1/stateSpec.js b/test/ng1/stateSpec.js
index e0e91abb3..2a2faa965 100644
--- a/test/ng1/stateSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng1/stateSpec.js
@@ -1909,6 +1909,7 @@ describe('otherwise and state redirects', function() {
   }));
 
   it("should not go into an infinite loop", inject(function($location, $rootScope, $state, $urlRouter, $httpBackend) {
+    $state.defaultErrorHandler(function() {});
     $httpBackend.expectGET("login.html").respond("login page");
     $location.url("notmatched");
     $urlRouter.update(true);
@@ -1987,7 +1988,6 @@ describe('transition hook', function() {
 
     $transitions.onStart({ to: 'home' }, function($transition$) {
       if (!$transition$.options().reload && count++ < 5) {
-        console.log("forcing re-enter (reload) of home state ");
         var options = $transition$.options();
         return $state.target($transition$.to(), $transition$.params("to"), extend({}, options, {reload: true}));
       }
diff --git a/test/ng1/transitionSpec.ts b/test/ng1/transitionSpec.ts
index 52c637ebd..a1f075340 100644
--- a/test/ng1/transitionSpec.ts
+++ b/test/ng1/transitionSpec.ts
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ describe('transition', function () {
       });
 
       describe('.onSuccess()', function() {
+        beforeEach(inject($uiRouter => {
+          $uiRouter.stateService.defaultErrorHandler(function() {})
+        }));
+
         it('should only be called if the transition succeeds', inject(function($transitions, $q) {
           transitionProvider.onSuccess({ from: "*", to: "*" }, function(trans) { states.push(trans.to().name); });
           transitionProvider.onEnter({ from: "A", entering: "C" }, function() { return false; });
diff --git a/test/ng1/viewHookSpec.ts b/test/ng1/viewHookSpec.ts
index 1742448d9..67b60c373 100644
--- a/test/ng1/viewHookSpec.ts
+++ b/test/ng1/viewHookSpec.ts
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ describe("view hooks", () => {
       expect($state.current.name).toBe('baz');
     });
 
-    it("can cancel the transition by returning a rejected promise", inject(($q) => {
+    it("can cancel the transition by returning a rejected promise", inject(($q, $state) => {
       ctrl.prototype.uiCanExit = function() { log += "canexit;"; return $q.reject('nope'); };
       initial();
 
+      $state.defaultErrorHandler(function() {});
       $state.go('bar'); $q.flush(); $timeout.flush();
       expect(log).toBe('canexit;');
       expect($state.current.name).toBe('foo');