diff --git a/doc/download/index.html b/doc/download/index.html
index 5de4deaca0d..3d8f3feacd6 100644
--- a/doc/download/index.html
+++ b/doc/download/index.html
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 
             <li><a href="http://nodejs.org/dist/__VERSION__">Other release files</a></li>
             <li><a href="http://nodejs.org/dist/">Other releases</a></li>
+            <li><a href="http://jenkins.nodejs.org/html/nightlies.html">Nightly builds</a></li>
         </ul>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 078efe39c77..8b6b49ae43b 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ var assert = module.exports = ok;
 //                             expected: expected })
 
 assert.AssertionError = function AssertionError(options) {
-  this.message = options.message;
+  this.name = 'AssertionError';
   this.actual = options.actual;
   this.expected = options.expected;
   this.operator = options.operator;
+  this.message = options.message || getMessage(this)
   var stackStartFunction = options.stackStartFunction || fail;
-
-  this.name = getName(this, options.message);
   Error.captureStackTrace(this, stackStartFunction);
 };
 
@@ -72,15 +71,10 @@ function truncate(s, n) {
   }
 }
 
-function getName(self, message) {
-  if (message) {
-    return 'AssertionError: ' + message;
-  } else {
-    return 'AssertionError: ' +
-           truncate(JSON.stringify(self.actual, replacer), 128) + ' ' +
-           self.operator + ' ' +
-           truncate(JSON.stringify(self.expected, replacer), 128);
-  }
+function getMessage(self) {
+  return truncate(JSON.stringify(self.actual, replacer), 128) + ' ' +
+         self.operator + ' ' +
+         truncate(JSON.stringify(self.expected, replacer), 128);
 }
 
 // At present only the three keys mentioned above are used and
diff --git a/test/simple/test-assert.js b/test/simple/test-assert.js
index 081eb76b653..2885858cf44 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-assert.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-assert.js
@@ -293,3 +293,16 @@ try {
   assert.equal(e.message, 'Missing expected exception..');
 }
 assert.ok(threw);
+
+// #5292
+try {
+  assert.equal(1, 2);
+} catch (e) {
+  assert.equal(e.toString().split('\n')[0], 'AssertionError: 1 == 2')
+}
+
+try {
+  assert.equal(1, 2, 'oh no');
+} catch (e) {
+  assert.equal(e.toString().split('\n')[0], 'AssertionError: oh no')
+}