diff --git a/hbasm/src/lib.rs b/hbasm/src/lib.rs
index 0cb18d86..81eddc85 100644
--- a/hbasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hbasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Error {
-    kind: ErrorKind,
-    span: Span,
+    pub kind: ErrorKind,
+    pub span: Span,
 }
 
 impl Display for Error {
diff --git a/hbasm/src/main.rs b/hbasm/src/main.rs
index bdb6a7a7..6eae52fd 100644
--- a/hbasm/src/main.rs
+++ b/hbasm/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     stdin().read_to_string(&mut code)?;
 
     let mut buf = vec![];
-    hbasm::assembly(&code, &mut buf)?;
+    if let Err(e) = hbasm::assembly(&code, &mut buf) {
+        eprintln!(
+            "Error {:?} at {:?} (`{}`)",
+            e.kind,
+            e.span.clone(),
+            &code[e.span],
+        );
+    }
     stdout().write_all(&buf)?;
     Ok(())
 }