diff --git a/flask/wrappers.py b/flask/wrappers.py
index 57d5a029..df9d205c 100644
--- a/flask/wrappers.py
+++ b/flask/wrappers.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Request(RequestBase):
         ctx = _request_ctx_stack.top
         if ctx is not None:
             if ctx.app.config.get('DEBUG', False):
-                raise BadRequest(e)
+                raise BadRequest('No JSON object could be decoded')
         raise BadRequest()
 
     def _load_form_data(self):