diff --git a/lib/error-reporter.js b/lib/error-reporter.js
index 1283085..377df4d 100644
--- a/lib/error-reporter.js
+++ b/lib/error-reporter.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ErrorReporter = (function() {
       throw new Error('Source code not provided');
     }
     if (toString.call(sourceCode) !== '[object String]') {
-      throw new Error('Source code must be a string');
+      throw new TypeError('Source code must be a string');
     }
     this._sourceCode = sourceCode;
   }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ErrorReporter = (function() {
       throw new Error('Message not provided');
     }
     if (toString.call(message) !== '[object String]') {
-      throw new Error('Message must be a string');
+      throw new TypeError('Message must be a string');
     }
     if (message.length === 0) {
       throw new Error('Message must not be empty');
@@ -30,27 +30,27 @@ ErrorReporter = (function() {
       throw new Error('Line number not provided');
     }
     if (toString.call(lineNumber) !== '[object Number]') {
-      throw new Error('Line number must be a number');
+      throw new TypeError('Line number must be a number');
     }
     if (lineNumber <= 0) {
-      throw new Error('Line number is invalid');
+      throw new RangeError('Line number is invalid');
     }
     if (columnNumber == null) {
       throw new Error('Column number not provided');
     }
     if (toString.call(columnNumber) !== '[object Number]') {
-      throw new Error('Column number must be a number');
+      throw new TypeError('Column number must be a number');
     }
     if (columnNumber <= 0) {
-      throw new Error('Column number is invalid');
+      throw new RangeError('Column number is invalid');
     }
     lines = this._sourceCode.split('\n');
     if (lineNumber > lines.length) {
-      throw new Error('Line number is out of range');
+      throw new RangeError('Line number is out of range');
     }
     currentLine = lines[lineNumber - 1];
     if (columnNumber > currentLine.length) {
-      throw new Error('Column number is out of range');
+      throw new RangeError('Column number is out of range');
     }
     error = [];
     error.push("Error on line " + lineNumber + ", column " + columnNumber + ": " + message);
diff --git a/spec/error-reporter.coffee b/spec/error-reporter.coffee
index bc31c0e..0f20e09 100644
--- a/spec/error-reporter.coffee
+++ b/spec/error-reporter.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe 'Error reporter', ->
     context 'with source code that is not a string', ->
       it 'should throw an error', ->
         exercise = -> new ErrorReporter({})
-        expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Source code must be a string'
+        expect(exercise).to.throw TypeError, 'Source code must be a string'
 
     context 'with source code that is a string', ->
       it 'should create an instance', ->
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe 'Error reporter', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError {}, 1, 1
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Message must be a string'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw TypeError, 'Message must be a string'
 
       context 'that is empty', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
@@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ describe 'Error reporter', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', {}, 1
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Line number must be a number'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw TypeError, 'Line number must be a number'
 
       context 'that is invalid', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', 0, 1
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Line number is invalid'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw RangeError, 'Line number is invalid'
 
       context 'that is out of range', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', 2, 1
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Line number is out of range'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw RangeError, 'Line number is out of range'
 
 
     describe 'with a column number', ->
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ describe 'Error reporter', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', 1, {}
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Column number must be a number'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw TypeError, 'Column number must be a number'
 
       context 'that is invalid', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', 1, 0
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Column number is invalid'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw RangeError, 'Column number is invalid'
 
       context 'that is out of range', ->
         it 'should throw an error', ->
           errorReporter = new ErrorReporter 'a'
           exercise = -> errorReporter.reportError 'Test message', 1, 2
-          expect(exercise).to.throw Error, 'Column number is out of range'
+          expect(exercise).to.throw RangeError, 'Column number is out of range'
 
 
     context 'with valid parameters', ->
diff --git a/src/error-reporter.coffee b/src/error-reporter.coffee
index 5a00746..efd957f 100644
--- a/src/error-reporter.coffee
+++ b/src/error-reporter.coffee
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ErrorReporter
     throw new Error 'Source code not provided' unless sourceCode?
 
     unless toString.call(sourceCode) is '[object String]'
-      throw new Error 'Source code must be a string'
+      throw new TypeError 'Source code must be a string'
 
     @_sourceCode = sourceCode
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ErrorReporter
     throw new Error 'Message not provided' unless message?
 
     unless toString.call(message) is '[object String]'
-      throw new Error 'Message must be a string'
+      throw new TypeError 'Message must be a string'
 
     throw new Error 'Message must not be empty' if message.length is 0
 
@@ -55,26 +55,26 @@ class ErrorReporter
     throw new Error 'Line number not provided' unless lineNumber?
 
     unless toString.call(lineNumber) is '[object Number]'
-      throw new Error 'Line number must be a number'
+      throw new TypeError 'Line number must be a number'
 
-    throw new Error 'Line number is invalid' if lineNumber <= 0
+    throw new RangeError 'Line number is invalid' if lineNumber <= 0
 
 
     throw new Error 'Column number not provided' unless columnNumber?
 
     unless toString.call(columnNumber) is '[object Number]'
-      throw new Error 'Column number must be a number'
+      throw new TypeError 'Column number must be a number'
 
-    throw new Error 'Column number is invalid' if columnNumber <= 0
+    throw new RangeError 'Column number is invalid' if columnNumber <= 0
 
 
     lines = @_sourceCode.split '\n'
-    throw new Error 'Line number is out of range' if lineNumber > lines.length
+    throw new RangeError 'Line number is out of range' if lineNumber > lines.length
 
     currentLine = lines[lineNumber - 1]
 
     if columnNumber > currentLine.length
-      throw new Error 'Column number is out of range'
+      throw new RangeError 'Column number is out of range'
 
 
     error = []