diff --git a/src/OpenCV.cc b/src/OpenCV.cc
index fe791a6..37b886f 100755
--- a/src/OpenCV.cc
+++ b/src/OpenCV.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ OpenCV::ReadImage(const Arguments &args) {
     return Undefined();
 
   } catch( cv::Exception& e ){
-    return v8::ThrowException(v8::Exception::Error(v8::String::New("OpenCV Error")));
+      const char* err_msg = e.what();
+      return v8::ThrowException(v8::Exception::Error(v8::String::New(err_msg)));
   }
 };    
     
diff --git a/src/OpenCV.h b/src/OpenCV.h
index 8527765..10bb32a 100755
--- a/src/OpenCV.h
+++ b/src/OpenCV.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef __NODE_OPENCV_H__
 #define __NODE_OPENCV_H__
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+  #import "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
+#endif
+
 #include <v8.h>
 #include <node.h>
 #include <node_object_wrap.h>
@@ -10,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <highgui.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-
 using namespace v8;
 using namespace node;
 
diff --git a/src/init.cc b/src/init.cc
index 1627e5b..b4ea110 100755
--- a/src/init.cc
+++ b/src/init.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-  #import "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
-#endif
-
 #include "OpenCV.h"
 #include "Point.h"
 #include "Matrix.h"