diff --git a/Compiler.py b/Compiler.py
index 41f809b..3072fef 100644
--- a/Compiler.py
+++ b/Compiler.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Compiler(object):
 
     def compile(self, ast, out):
         ast.visit(self.first_pass, out)
+        return True
 
     def first_pass(self, node, out):
         if isinstance(node, CExprNode):
diff --git a/jtlc b/jtlc
index b4964f3..759bb3d 100755
--- a/jtlc
+++ b/jtlc
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ def build(args, source, dest):
     contents = f.read()
     f.close()
     result = parser.parse(contents)
-    c = Compiler()
-    c.compile(result, dest)
+    if result is None:
+        return False
+    return Compiler().compile(result, dest)
 
 def do_compile(args, source_fname, ofname):
     Popen(['grep', '-n', '.', source_fname]).wait()