diff --git a/lib/template/index.js b/lib/template/index.js
index 128e171b3..cd2735f64 100644
--- a/lib/template/index.js
+++ b/lib/template/index.js
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ TemplateEngine.prototype.renderString = function(content, context, options) {
 
     return Promise.nfcall(this.env.renderString.bind(this.env), content, context, options)
     .fail(function(err) {
-        throw error.enforce(err);
+        throw error.TemplateError(err, {
+            filename: options.path
+        });
     });
 };