diff --git a/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.spec.ts b/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.spec.ts
index 101f4fd..c671fc7 100644
--- a/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.spec.ts
+++ b/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.spec.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ describe("matchRoute", () => {
   });
 
   it("returns a match-error type if there is a problem parsing the query/params schema", () => {
-    expect(matchRoute(routes, "", "/route2", "?foo=123")).toEqual({
+    expect(matchRoute(routes, "", "/route2", "?foo=123")).toMatchObject({
       type: "match-error",
+      error: expect.any(Error),
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.ts b/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.ts
index dc0d913..29434fc 100644
--- a/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.ts
+++ b/src/routing/matchRoute/matchRoute.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type Return<TRoutes extends Route<any, any, any, any>[]> =
       event: RoutingEvent<TRoutes[number]>;
     }
   | { type: "no-matches" }
-  | { type: "match-error" };
+  | { type: "match-error"; error: unknown };
 
 /**
  * @public
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function matchRoute<TRoutes extends Route<any, any, any, any>[]>(
   if (matchingRoute === undefined) {
     return { type: "no-matches" };
   } else if (matchingRoute instanceof Error) {
-    return { type: "match-error" };
+    return { type: "match-error", error: matchingRoute };
   }
 
   return { type: "matched", route: matchingRoute, event: event as any };