diff --git a/scripting/javascript/bindings/ScriptingCore.cpp b/scripting/javascript/bindings/ScriptingCore.cpp
index fd6b1fa55e..02c27faf13 100644
--- a/scripting/javascript/bindings/ScriptingCore.cpp
+++ b/scripting/javascript/bindings/ScriptingCore.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ static std::map<int,int> ports_sockets;
 // name ~> globals
 static std::map<std::string, js::RootedObject*> globals;
 
+
+static void ReportException(JSContext *cx)
+{
+    if (JS_IsExceptionPending(cx)) {
+        if (!JS_ReportPendingException(cx)) {
+            JS_ClearPendingException(cx);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 static void executeJSFunctionFromReservedSpot(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj,
                                               jsval &dataVal, jsval &retval) {
 
@@ -487,7 +497,7 @@ JSBool ScriptingCore::runScript(const char *path, JSObject* global, JSContext* c
 	JS::CompileOptions options(cx);
 	options.setUTF8(true).setFileAndLine(fullPath.c_str(), 1);
     
-    // a) check js file first
+    // a) check jsc file first
     std::string byteCodePath = RemoveFileExt(std::string(path)) + BYTE_CODE_FILE_EXT;
     unsigned long length = 0;
     void *data = futil->getFileData(byteCodePath.c_str(),
@@ -499,6 +509,9 @@ JSBool ScriptingCore::runScript(const char *path, JSObject* global, JSContext* c
     
     // b) no jsc file, check js file
     if (!script) {
+        /* Clear any pending exception from previous failed decoding.  */
+        ReportException(cx);
+        
 #if (CC_TARGET_PLATFORM == CC_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
         String* content = String::createWithContentsOfFile(path);
         if (content) {