diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 424ad44a93..b177e1127c 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
   The complete list can be found
   [here](https://github.com/meteor/ecmascript-runtime/blob/master/server.js).
 
+* Check type of `onException` argument to `bindEnvironment`. #5271
+
 ## v1.2.0.2, 2015-Sept-28
 
 * Update Crosswalk plugin for Cordova to 1.3.1. [#5267](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/issues/5267)
diff --git a/packages/meteor/dynamics_nodejs.js b/packages/meteor/dynamics_nodejs.js
index 87156cb56c..1037be8e38 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/dynamics_nodejs.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/dynamics_nodejs.js
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ Meteor.bindEnvironment = function (func, onException, _this) {
         error && error.stack || error
       );
     };
+  } else if (typeof(onException) !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error('onException argument must be a function, string or undefined for Meteor.bindEnvironment().');
   }
 
   return function (/* arguments */) {