diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 80b6d05..e7ee9b5 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func parseSyntaxError(errorText string) (string, int) {
 
 	parts := strings.Split(errorText, " near ")
 	if len(parts) == 2 {
-		text = strings.TrimSuffix(parts[1], "\n")
+		text = strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.TrimSuffix(parts[1], "\n")), " ")
 		where := strings.Split(strings.TrimSuffix(strings.ReplaceAll(parts[0], "<string> line:", ""), ")"), "(column:")
 		if v, err := strconv.Atoi(where[0]); err == nil {
 			problem = v
diff --git a/error_test.go b/error_test.go
index aeb921f..0535a74 100644
--- a/error_test.go
+++ b/error_test.go
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ func TestErrorSourceSyntaxError(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:     "Inline",
 			src:      "local p = person.new('Steeve');lokal t = 'fail'",
-			expected: "Line 1: 't':   parse error",
+			expected: "Line 1: 't': parse error",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "Parsing error",
 			src:      "local p = person.new('Steeve')\nlokal t = 'fail'",
-			expected: "Line 2: 't':   parse error",
+			expected: "Line 2: 't': parse error",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "Bad token",
 			src:      "local p = person.new('Steeve')\nlocal t & 'fail'",
-			expected: "Line 2: '&':   Invalid token",
+			expected: "Line 2: '&': Invalid token",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "Unterminated string",
 			src:      "local p = person.new('Steeve)\nlocal t = 'okay'",
-			expected: "Line 2: 'Steeve)':   unterminated string",
+			expected: "Line 2: 'Steeve)': unterminated string",
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "End of file",