diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 18f20ea..36b4903 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           vendor: 'http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js'
         }
       },
+// @todo: automate fail case here
+//      syntaxError: {
+//        src: 'test/fixtures/syntaxError/src/**/*.js',
+//        options: {
+//          specs: 'test/fixtures/syntaxError/spec/**/*.js'
+//        }
+//      },
       customTemplate: {
         src: 'test/fixtures/pivotal/src/**/*.js',
         options: {
diff --git a/tasks/jasmine.js b/tasks/jasmine.js
index bd23731..fa755fd 100644
--- a/tasks/jasmine.js
+++ b/tasks/jasmine.js
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
           grunt.log.error(message.red);
         });
       } else {
-        grunt.log.error(string.red);
+        grunt.log.error("Error caught from phantom. More info can be found by opening the Spec Runner in a browser.");
+        grunt.warn(string);
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/syntaxError/spec/test-spec.js b/test/fixtures/syntaxError/spec/test-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feccc43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/syntaxError/spec/test-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+describe("syntax error test specs", function() {
+
+  it("specs should pass but task should fail", function() {
+    expect(true).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/syntaxError/src/test.js b/test/fixtures/syntaxError/src/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f76cd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/syntaxError/src/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+// arbitrary broken JavaScriptt
+
+arostien:*&SRT)(*LIRSETN:R*ST&)(R*ST&J(*RSTL));
+
+window.foo = true;