diff --git a/src/jsc/bindings/BunPlugin.cpp b/src/jsc/bindings/BunPlugin.cpp
index 5773394aed30..cc8c2d228554 100644
--- a/src/jsc/bindings/BunPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/bindings/BunPlugin.cpp
@@ -302,12 +302,13 @@ static inline JSC::EncodedJSValue setupBunPlugin(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObje
     auto targetValue = obj->getIfPropertyExists(globalObject, Identifier::fromString(vm, "target"_s));
     RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(throwScope, {});
     if (targetValue) {
-        if (auto* targetJSString = targetValue.toStringOrNull(globalObject)) {
-            String targetString = targetJSString->value(globalObject);
-            if (!(targetString == "node"_s || targetString == "bun"_s || targetString == "browser"_s)) {
-                JSC::throwTypeError(globalObject, throwScope, "plugin target must be one of 'node', 'bun' or 'browser'"_s);
-                return {};
-            }
+        auto* targetJSString = targetValue.toString(globalObject);
+        RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(throwScope, {});
+        String targetString = targetJSString->value(globalObject);
+        RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION(throwScope, {});
+        if (!(targetString == "node"_s || targetString == "bun"_s || targetString == "browser"_s)) {
+            JSC::throwTypeError(globalObject, throwScope, "plugin target must be one of 'node', 'bun' or 'browser'"_s);
+            return {};
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/js/bun/plugin/plugins.test.ts b/test/js/bun/plugin/plugins.test.ts
index 1ccd453b2246..f1ad19fc49dd 100644
--- a/test/js/bun/plugin/plugins.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/bun/plugin/plugins.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /// <reference types="./plugins" />
 import { plugin } from "bun";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, it, jest } from "bun:test";
 import { resolve } from "path";
 
 declare global {
@@ -366,6 +366,23 @@ describe("errors", () => {
     }).toThrow("plugin target must be one of 'node', 'bun' or 'browser'");
   });
 
+  it("handles a 'target' whose toString throws", () => {
+    const setup = jest.fn();
+    const opts = {
+      setup,
+      target: {
+        toString() {
+          throw new Error("target toString error");
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    expect(() => {
+      plugin(opts as any);
+    }).toThrow("target toString error");
+    expect(setup).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("invalid loaders throw", () => {
     const invalidLoaders = ["blah", "blah2", "blah3", "blah4"];
     const inputs = ["body { background: red; }", "<h1>hi</h1>", '{"hi": "there"}', "hi"];