diff --git a/src/config.nim b/src/config.nim
index 218807b..12c2291 100644
--- a/src/config.nim
+++ b/src/config.nim
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ when len(PEON_COMMIT_HASH) != 40:
 const PEON_BRANCH* = "master"
 when len(PEON_BRANCH) > 255:
     {.fatal: "The git branch name's length must be less than or equal to 255 characters".}
-const DEBUG_TRACE_VM* = true # Traces VM execution
+const DEBUG_TRACE_VM* = false # Traces VM execution
 const DEBUG_TRACE_GC* = false # Traces the garbage collector (TODO)
 const DEBUG_TRACE_ALLOCATION* = false # Traces memory allocation/deallocation
 const DEBUG_TRACE_COMPILER* = false # Traces the compiler
diff --git a/src/frontend/compiler.nim b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
index 938a565..a004cc6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/compiler.nim
+++ b/src/frontend/compiler.nim
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ proc returnStmt(self: Compiler, node: ReturnStmt) =
                 self.error(&"call to undeclared function '{CallExpr(node.value).callee.token.lexeme}'")
         self.error(&"expected return value of type '{self.typeToStr(expected)}', but expression has no type")
     elif expected.isNil() and not actual.isNil():
-        self.error("empty return statement is only allowed in void functions")
+        self.error("void function cannot return any value")
     elif not self.compareTypes(actual, expected):
         self.error(&"expected return value of type '{self.typeToStr(expected)}', got '{self.typeToStr(actual)}' instead")
     if not node.value.isNil():