diff --git a/src/build/compile_test.rs b/src/build/compile_test.rs
index d761303..8610282 100644
--- a/src/build/compile_test.rs
+++ b/src/build/compile_test.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ fn test_assert_just_keyword_compile_failures() {
     assert_build_failure(
         "assert ",
         vec![
-            Regex::new(r"line: 1, column: 1").unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Expected Tuple \{ok=<bool>, desc=<str>\}: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8")
+            Regex::new(r"Expected Tuple \{ok=<bool>, desc=<str>\} at <eval> line: 1, column: 8")
                 .unwrap(),
         ],
     );
@@ -171,10 +170,9 @@ fn test_assert_partial_tuple_compile_failures() {
     assert_build_failure(
         "assert {",
         vec![
-            Regex::new(r"line: 1, column: 1").unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Expected Tuple \{ok=<bool>, desc=<str>\}: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8")
+            Regex::new(r"Expected Tuple \{ok=<bool>, desc=<str>\} at <eval> line: 1, column: 8")
                 .unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Expected \(\}\) but got \(\): at <eval> line: 1, column: 9").unwrap(),
+            Regex::new(r"Expected \(\}\) but got \(\) at <eval> line: 1, column: 9").unwrap(),
         ],
     );
 }
@@ -227,10 +225,7 @@ fn test_assert_partial_tuple_bad_desc_compile_failures() {
 fn test_import_missing_path_compile_failure() {
     assert_build_failure(
         "import ;",
-        vec![
-            Regex::new(r"Expected import path: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Not a String: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap(),
-        ],
+        vec![Regex::new(r"Expected import path at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap()],
     )
 }
 
@@ -238,10 +233,7 @@ fn test_import_missing_path_compile_failure() {
 fn test_import_path_not_a_string_compile_failure() {
     assert_build_failure(
         "import 1;",
-        vec![
-            Regex::new(r"Expected import path: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Not a String: at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap(),
-        ],
+        vec![Regex::new(r"Expected import path at <eval> line: 1, column: 8").unwrap()],
     )
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +242,7 @@ fn test_binary_operator_missing_operand_compile_failure() {
     assert_build_failure(
         "1 +",
         vec![
-            Regex::new(r"Missing operand for binary expression: at <eval> line: 1, column: 4")
+            Regex::new(r"Missing operand for binary expression at <eval> line: 1, column: 4")
                 .unwrap(),
         ],
     )
@@ -427,7 +419,6 @@ fn test_out_missing_type_compile_failure() {
         "out",
         vec![
             Regex::new(r"Expected converter name").unwrap(),
-            Regex::new(r"Not a Bareword").unwrap(),
             Regex::new(r"at <eval> line: 1, column: 4").unwrap(),
         ],
     )
diff --git a/src/build/mod.rs b/src/build/mod.rs
index f3ab947..b16977f 100644
--- a/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -328,16 +328,7 @@ where
                     Some(val) => Ok(val),
                 }
             }
-            Err(err) => {
-                let cause = Box::new(simple_error::SimpleError::new(err));
-                Err(error::BuildError::with_pos(
-                    "Unable to parse input",
-                    error::ErrorType::ParseError,
-                    (&input).into(),
-                )
-                .wrap_cause(cause)
-                .to_boxed())
-            }
+            Err(err) => Err(Box::new(err)),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 3240bfa..45c2655 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -145,48 +145,28 @@ impl error::Error for BuildError {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct StackPrinter<C: FilePositioned> {
-    pub err: abortable_parser::Error<C>,
+impl<'a, C> std::convert::From<abortable_parser::Error<C>> for BuildError
+where
+    C: FilePositioned + 'a,
+    C: abortable_parser::Offsetable + Debug,
+{
+    fn from(e: abortable_parser::Error<C>) -> BuildError {
+        BuildError::from(&e)
+    }
 }
 
-impl<C: FilePositioned> StackPrinter<C> {
-    pub fn render(&self, w: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        let mut curr_err = Some(&self.err);
-        let mut tabstop = "";
-        loop {
-            match curr_err {
-                // our exit condition;
-                None => break,
-                Some(err) => {
-                    let context = err.get_context();
-                    let file = match context.file() {
-                        Some(ref pb) => pb.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-                        None => "<eval>".to_string(),
-                    };
-                    writeln!(
-                        w,
-                        "{}{}: at {} line: {}, column: {}",
-                        tabstop,
-                        err.get_msg(),
-                        file,
-                        context.line(),
-                        context.column(),
-                    )?;
-                    tabstop = "\t";
-                    curr_err = err.get_cause();
-                    if curr_err.is_some() {
-                        writeln!(w, "Caused by:")?;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+impl<'a, C> std::convert::From<&'a abortable_parser::Error<C>> for BuildError
+where
+    C: FilePositioned + 'a,
+    C: abortable_parser::Offsetable + Debug,
+{
+    fn from(e: &'a abortable_parser::Error<C>) -> BuildError {
+        let ctx = e.get_context();
+        let position = Position::new(ctx.line(), ctx.column(), ctx.get_offset());
+        let err = BuildError::with_pos(e.get_msg(), ErrorType::ParseError, position);
+        match e.get_cause() {
+            None => err,
+            Some(cause) => err.wrap_cause(Box::new(BuildError::from(cause))),
         }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-impl<C: FilePositioned> fmt::Display for StackPrinter<C> {
-    fn fmt(&self, w: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        self.render(w)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/parse/mod.rs b/src/parse/mod.rs
index 8a7e649..eb825d0 100644
--- a/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use abortable_parser::{Error, Peekable, Result};
 
 use self::precedence::op_expression;
 use crate::ast::*;
-use crate::error::StackPrinter;
+use crate::error::BuildError;
 use crate::iter::OffsetStrIter;
 use crate::tokenizer::*;
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ fn statement(i: SliceIter<Token>) -> Result<SliceIter<Token>, Statement> {
 pub fn parse<'a>(
     input: OffsetStrIter<'a>,
     comment_map: Option<&mut CommentMap>,
-) -> std::result::Result<Vec<Statement>, String> {
+) -> std::result::Result<Vec<Statement>, BuildError> {
     match tokenize(input.clone(), comment_map) {
         Ok(tokenized) => {
             let mut out = Vec::new();
@@ -871,20 +871,17 @@ pub fn parse<'a>(
                 }
                 match statement(i.clone()) {
                     Result::Abort(e) => {
-                        let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: e };
-                        return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                        return Err(BuildError::from(e));
                     }
                     Result::Fail(e) => {
-                        let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: e };
-                        return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                        return Err(BuildError::from(e));
                     }
                     Result::Incomplete(_ei) => {
                         let err = abortable_parser::Error::new(
                             "Unexpected end of parse input",
                             Box::new(i.clone()),
                         );
-                        let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: err };
-                        return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                        return Err(BuildError::from(err));
                     }
                     Result::Complete(rest, stmt) => {
                         out.push(stmt);
diff --git a/src/parse/precedence.rs b/src/parse/precedence.rs
index f84474e..ab13234 100644
--- a/src/parse/precedence.rs
+++ b/src/parse/precedence.rs
@@ -260,11 +260,7 @@ fn parse_operand_list<'a>(i: SliceIter<'a, Token>) -> ParseResult<'a, Vec<Elemen
                     // if we have successfully parsed an element and an operator then
                     // failing to parse a second expression is an abort since we know
                     // for sure now that the next expression is supposed to be there.
-                    let err = Error::caused_by(
-                        "Missing operand for binary expression",
-                        Box::new(e),
-                        Box::new(_i),
-                    );
+                    let err = Error::new("Missing operand for binary expression", Box::new(_i));
                     return Result::Abort(err);
                 }
                 return Result::Fail(e);
diff --git a/src/tokenizer/mod.rs b/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
index fdb896d..1a0b042 100644
--- a/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tokenizer/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use abortable_parser::iter::SliceIter;
 use abortable_parser::{Error, Result};
 
 use crate::ast::*;
-use crate::error::StackPrinter;
+use crate::error::BuildError;
 use crate::iter::OffsetStrIter;
 
 pub type CommentGroup = Vec<Token>;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ fn token<'a>(input: OffsetStrIter<'a>) -> Result<OffsetStrIter<'a>, Token> {
 pub fn tokenize<'a>(
     input: OffsetStrIter<'a>,
     mut comment_map: Option<&mut CommentMap>,
-) -> std::result::Result<Vec<Token>, String> {
+) -> std::result::Result<Vec<Token>, BuildError> {
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     let mut i = input.clone();
     let mut comment_group = Vec::new();
@@ -477,28 +477,15 @@ pub fn tokenize<'a>(
         }
         match token(i.clone()) {
             Result::Abort(e) => {
-                let err = abortable_parser::Error::caused_by(
-                    "Invalid Token encountered",
-                    Box::new(e),
-                    Box::new(i.clone()),
-                );
-                let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: err };
-                return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                return Err(BuildError::from(e));
             }
             Result::Fail(e) => {
-                let err = abortable_parser::Error::caused_by(
-                    "Invalid Token encountered",
-                    Box::new(e),
-                    Box::new(i.clone()),
-                );
-                let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: err };
-                return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                return Err(BuildError::from(e));
             }
             Result::Incomplete(_offset) => {
                 let err =
                     abortable_parser::Error::new("Invalid Token encountered", Box::new(i.clone()));
-                let ctx_err = StackPrinter { err: err };
-                return Err(format!("{}", ctx_err));
+                return Err(BuildError::from(err));
             }
             Result::Complete(rest, tok) => {
                 i = rest;