diff --git a/spec/regexper_spec.js b/spec/regexper_spec.js
index a82bc49..fd5e403 100644
--- a/spec/regexper_spec.js
+++ b/spec/regexper_spec.js
@@ -262,9 +262,13 @@ describe('regexper.js', function() {
 
   describe('#_trackEvent', function() {
 
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      spyOn(window._gaq, 'push');
+    });
+
     it('adds a _trackEvent call to gaq', function() {
       this.regexper._trackEvent('category', 'action');
-      expect(this.regexper.gaq).toContain(['_trackEvent', 'category', 'action']);
+      expect(window._gaq.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['_trackEvent', 'category', 'action']);
     });
 
   });
@@ -407,27 +411,27 @@ describe('regexper.js', function() {
 
       it('sets the state to be "has-error"', function(done) {
         this.regexper.renderRegexp('example expression')
-          .then(fail, () => {
+          .then(() => {
             expect(this.regexper.state).toEqual('has-error');
-          })
+          }, fail)
           .finally(done)
           .done();
       });
 
       it('displays the error message', function(done) {
         this.regexper.renderRegexp('example expression')
-          .then(fail, () => {
+          .then(() => {
             expect(this.regexper.error.innerHTML).toEqual('Error: example parse error');
-          })
+          }, fail)
           .finally(done)
           .done();
       });
 
       it('tracks the parse error', function(done) {
         this.regexper.renderRegexp('example expression')
-          .then(fail, () => {
+          .then(() => {
             expect(this.regexper._trackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('visualization', 'parse error');
-          })
+          }, fail)
           .finally(done)
           .done();
       });
@@ -553,15 +557,6 @@ describe('regexper.js', function() {
         this.renderPromise.reject('example render failure');
       });
 
-      it('tracks the failed render', function(done) {
-        this.regexper.renderRegexp('example expression')
-          .then(fail, () => {
-            expect(this.regexper._trackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('visualization', 'exception');
-          })
-          .finally(done)
-          .done();
-      });
-
       it('sets the runningParser to false', function(done) {
         this.regexper.renderRegexp('example expression')
           .then(fail, () => {
diff --git a/src/js/main.js b/src/js/main.js
index 532bfea..a31e97f 100644
--- a/src/js/main.js
+++ b/src/js/main.js
@@ -3,7 +3,20 @@ import Regexper from './regexper.js';
 import Parser from './parser/javascript.js';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
+window._gaq = (typeof _gaq !== 'undefined') ? _gaq : {
+  push: console.debug.bind(console)
+};
+
 (function() {
+  window.addEventListener('error', function(error) {
+    _gaq.push([
+      '_trackEvent',
+      'global',
+      'exception',
+      `${error.filename}(${error.lineno}): ${error.message}`
+    ]);
+  });
+
   if (document.body.querySelector('#content .application')) {
     var regexper = new Regexper(document.body);
 
diff --git a/src/js/regexper.js b/src/js/regexper.js
index a000834..c224a16 100644
--- a/src/js/regexper.js
+++ b/src/js/regexper.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ export default class Regexper {
     this.percentage = root.querySelector('#progress div');
     this.svgContainer = root.querySelector('#regexp-render');
     this.svgBase = this.root.querySelector('#svg-base').innerHTML;
-
-    this.gaq = (typeof window._gaq === 'undefined') ? [] : window._gaq;
   }
 
   keypressListener(event) {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ export default class Regexper {
   }
 
   _trackEvent(category, action) {
-    this.gaq.push(['_trackEvent', category, action]);
+    window._gaq.push(['_trackEvent', category, action]);
   }
 
   set state(state) {
@@ -169,8 +167,9 @@ export default class Regexper {
         if (message === 'Render cancelled') {
           this._trackEvent('visualization', 'cancelled');
           this.state = '';
+        } else if (message.parseError) {
+          this._trackEvent('visualization', 'parse error');
         } else {
-          this._trackEvent('visualization', (message.parseError ? 'parse error' : 'exception'));
           throw message;
         }
       })