diff --git a/webaudio/resources/audit.js b/webaudio/resources/audit.js
index 7ffa4392b05a15..2b83ae8d40a0a8 100644
--- a/webaudio/resources/audit.js
+++ b/webaudio/resources/audit.js
@@ -274,21 +274,23 @@ window.Audit = (function() {
 
     /**
      * Check if |actual| operation wrapped in a function throws an exception
-     * with a expected error type correctly. |expected| is optional. If it is a
-     * String, then it is considered to be the name of a DOMException. It can
-     * also be an instance of either an Error or a DOMException, to be more
-     * strict about the actual error type.
+     * with a expected error type correctly. |expected| is optional. If it is an
+     * instance of DOMException, then the description can be provided to be more
+     * strict about the exception type. It also can be other error types.
      *
      * @example
      *   should(() => { let a = b; }, 'A bad code').throw();
-     *   should(() => { let c = d; }, 'Assigning d to c.')
-     *       .throw('ReferenceError');
-     *   should(() => { let e = f; }, 'Assigning e to f.')
-     *       .throw('ReferenceError', { omitErrorMessage: true });
+     *   should(() => { new SomeConstructor(); }, 'A bad construction')
+     *       .throw(DOMException, 'NotSupportedError');
+     *   should(() => { let c = d; }, 'Assigning d to c')
+     *       .throw(ReferenceError);
+     *   should(() => { let e = f; }, 'Assigning e to f')
+     *       .throw(ReferenceError, { omitErrorMessage: true });
      *
      * @result
      *   "PASS   A bad code threw an exception of ReferenceError: b is not
      *       defined."
+     *   "PASS   A bad construction threw NotSupportedError."
      *   "PASS   Assigning d to c threw ReferenceError: d is not defined."
      *   "PASS   Assigning e to f threw ReferenceError: [error message
      *       omitted]."
@@ -313,17 +315,15 @@ window.Audit = (function() {
           // The expected error type was not given.
           didThrowCorrectly = true;
           passDetail = '${actual} threw ' + error.name + errorMessage + '.';
-        } else if (typeof(this._expected) == "string" &&
-                   error instanceof DOMException &&
-                   error.name === this._expected) {
-          // A DOMException was thrown and expected, and the names match
+        } else if (this._expected === DOMException &&
+                   this._expectedDescription === error.name) {
+          // Handles DOMException with the associated name.
           didThrowCorrectly = true;
           passDetail = '${actual} threw ${expected}' + errorMessage + '.';
-        } else if (this._expected == error.constructor &&
-                   this._expected.name == error.name) {
-          // The expected error type and names match the actual one.
+        } else if (this._expected == error.constructor) {
+          // Handles other error types.
           didThrowCorrectly = true;
-          passDetail = '${actual} threw ${expected}' + errorMessage + '.';
+          passDetail = '${actual} threw ' + error.name + errorMessage + '.';
         } else {
           didThrowCorrectly = false;
           failDetail =