diff --git a/lib/validations.js b/lib/validations.js
index 40f6797b..19ecb987 100644
--- a/lib/validations.js
+++ b/lib/validations.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var util = require('util');
 /**
  * Module exports
  */
@@ -604,6 +605,7 @@ function ValidationError(obj) {
     this.context = obj && obj.constructor && obj.constructor.modelName;
 
     Error.call(this);
-};
+    Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
+}
 
-ValidationError.prototype.__proto__ = Error.prototype;
+util.inherits(ValidationError, Error);