diff --git a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
index 73e66229..06a4147f 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ module Jekyll
       begin
         input.to_i
       rescue
-        raise ArgumentError, "Invalid input object type."
+        raise ArgumentError, "Object '#{input.inspect}' could not be converted into an integer."
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/test/test_filters.rb b/test/test_filters.rb
index 06fa59ff..c8d4a68b 100644
--- a/test/test_filters.rb
+++ b/test/test_filters.rb
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class TestFilters < JekyllUnitTest
 
     context "to_integer filter" do
       should "raise Exception when input is not integer or string" do
-        err_msg = "Invalid input object type."
+        err_msg = "Object '[1, 2]' could not be converted into an integer."
         err = assert_raises ArgumentError do
           @filter.to_integer([1, 2])
         end