diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
index e6191b10f7b560..70a2aeea5009c4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Network/XMLHttpRequest.js
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@ class XMLHttpRequest extends (EventTarget(...XHR_EVENTS): any) {
         } else if (this._response === '') {
           this._cachedResponse = BlobManager.createFromParts([]);
         } else {
-          throw new Error(`Invalid response for blob: ${this._response}`);
+          throw new Error(
+            'Invalid response for blob - expecting object, was ' +
+              `${typeof this._response}: ${this._response}`,
+          );
         }
         break;