diff --git a/src/frontend/compiler.nim b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
index 5863887..c47cd6f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/compiler.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ proc done(self: Compiler): bool {.inline.} =
     result = self.current > self.ast.high()
 
 
-proc error(self: Compiler, message: string) {.raises: [CompileError], inline.} =
+proc error(self: Compiler, message: string, node: ASTNode = nil) {.raises: [CompileError], inline.} =
     ## Raises a CompileError exception
-    raise CompileError(msg: message, node: self.getCurrentNode(), file: self.file, module: self.currentModule)
+    raise CompileError(msg: message, node: if node.isNil(): self.getCurrentNode() else: node, file: self.file, module: self.currentModule)
 
 
 proc step(self: Compiler): ASTNode {.inline.} =