diff --git a/src/jsx.erl b/src/jsx.erl
index 99388f2..46375f1 100644
--- a/src/jsx.erl
+++ b/src/jsx.erl
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ parser(OptsList) ->
 
 json_to_term(JSON) ->
     try json_to_term(JSON, [])
+    %% rethrow exception so internals aren't confusingly exposed to users
     catch error:badarg -> erlang:error(badarg)
     end.
     
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ json_to_term(JSON) ->
 
 json_to_term(JSON, Opts) ->
     try jsx_eep0018:json_to_term(JSON, Opts)
+    %% rethrow exception so internals aren't confusingly exposed to users
     catch error:badarg -> erlang:error(badarg)
     end.
 
@@ -270,6 +272,7 @@ json_to_term(JSON, Opts) ->
 
 term_to_json(JSON) ->
     try term_to_json(JSON, [])
+    %% rethrow exception so internals aren't confusingly exposed to users
     catch error:badarg -> erlang:error(badarg)
     end.
     
@@ -314,6 +317,7 @@ term_to_json(JSON) ->
 
 term_to_json(JSON, Opts) ->
     try jsx_eep0018:term_to_json(JSON, Opts)
+    %% rethrow exception so internals aren't confusingly exposed to users
     catch error:badarg -> erlang:error(badarg)
     end.