diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 00554f8a4b..34f35bb5c3 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
 
+#include <v8-debug.h>
+
 using namespace v8;
 using namespace node;
 
@@ -382,10 +384,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // to it's namespace node.EventEmitter in Load() bellow.
   EventEmitter::Initialize(process_template);
 
+  Debug::EnableAgent("node", 2222);
+
   Persistent<Context> context = Context::New(NULL,
       process_template->InstanceTemplate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(context);
 
+
+
   context->Global()->Set(String::NewSymbol("process"), context->Global());
 
   Local<Object> node_obj = Load(argc, argv);
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index a06c5f7103..f1ad501c2f 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ node.inherits = function (ctor, superCtor) {
   ctor.prototype.constructor = ctor;
 };
 
-node.assert = function (x) {
-  if (!(x)) throw (msg || "assertion error");
+node.assert = function (x, msg) {
+  if (!(x)) throw new Error(msg || "assertion error");
 };
 
 // This is useful for dealing with raw encodings.