diff --git a/src/error_handling/lex_error.rs b/src/error_handling/lex_error.rs
index 833504e..8672da6 100644
--- a/src/error_handling/lex_error.rs
+++ b/src/error_handling/lex_error.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ use std::collections::VecDeque;
 impl PrintableError for LexError {
     // TODO: Count and show line number
     fn get_error_str(&self, chars: &Vec<char>) -> String {
+        let line_number = get_line_number(chars, self.position);
         let (erroneous_code, back_count) = get_line(chars, self.position);
 
-        let whitespace = vec![' '; back_count].iter().collect::<String>();
+        let whitespace = " ".repeat(back_count + line_number.to_string().len() + 1);
 
         format!(
-            "\n{}\n{}^\n\n{}{}\n{}",
+            "\n{}|{}\n{}^\n\n{}{}\n{}",
+            line_number,
             erroneous_code,
             whitespace,
             "Invalid character at pos ",
@@ -69,6 +71,22 @@ fn get_line(chars: &Vec<char>, pos: usize) -> (String, usize) {
     (result_chars.iter().collect::<String>(), pos - before_pos)
 }
 
+fn get_line_number(chars: &Vec<char>, target_pos: usize) -> usize {
+    let mut count = 1;
+
+    for (pos, char) in chars.iter().enumerate() {
+        if pos >= target_pos {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if *char == '\n' {
+            count += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    count
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -85,9 +103,8 @@ mod tests {
                 let chars: Vec<char> = input.chars().into_iter().collect();
                 let err_str = err_data.get_error_str(&chars);
 
-                // TODO: check for line number
                 let expected_str = format!(
-                    "\n{}\n{}^\n\nInvalid character at pos 9\n{}",
+                    "\n1|{}\n  {}^\n\nInvalid character at pos 9\n{}",
                     "val name' = 20", "        ", "Unrecognized character `'` (escaped: `\\'`)"
                 );
 
@@ -114,4 +131,22 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!("val binding = 322", result);
         assert_eq!(6, back_count);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_get_line_number() {
+        let input = String::from("one\ntwo\nthree\nfour\nfive\nsix\nseven\neight\nnine\nten");
+        let chars: Vec<char> = input.chars().into_iter().collect();
+
+        let line_number = get_line_number(&chars, 11);
+        assert_eq!(3, line_number);
+
+        let line_number = get_line_number(&chars, 0);
+        assert_eq!(1, line_number);
+
+        let line_number = get_line_number(&chars, 3);
+        assert_eq!(1, line_number);
+
+        let line_number = get_line_number(&chars, 15);
+        assert_eq!(4, line_number);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/file/mod.rs b/src/file/mod.rs
index 44784b3..9157466 100644
--- a/src/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/file/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use colored::*;
 use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
 use crate::lexic::token::Token;
@@ -7,28 +8,49 @@ pub fn compile_file(input: &String) {
     let input_path = Path::new(input);
 
     if !input_path.is_file() {
-        panic!("Input path is not a valid file")
+        println!(
+            "{}: {} {}",
+            "error".on_red(),
+            "Input path is not a valid file:".red(),
+            input
+        );
+        return;
     }
 
     let bytes = fs::read(input_path).expect("INPUT_PATH should be valid");
-    let contents = String::from_utf8(bytes).expect("INPUT_PATH's encoding MUST be UTF-8");
 
-    let out_code = compile(&contents);
+    let contents = match String::from_utf8(bytes) {
+        Ok(str) => str,
+        Err(_) => {
+            println!("{}: Input file contains invalid UTF-8", "error".on_red());
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    let Some(out_code) = compile(&contents) else {
+        return;
+    };
 
     let mut output_path = Path::new(input).canonicalize().unwrap();
     output_path.set_extension("php");
+
     fs::write(output_path, out_code).expect("Error writing to output path");
 }
 
 /// Executes Lexical analysis, handles errors and calls build_ast for the next phase
-fn compile(input: &String) -> String {
+fn compile(input: &String) -> Option<String> {
     let tokens = lexic::get_tokens(input);
 
     match tokens {
-        Ok(tokens) => build_ast(input, tokens),
+        Ok(tokens) => Some(build_ast(input, tokens)),
         Err(error) => {
             let chars: Vec<char> = input.chars().into_iter().collect();
-            panic!("{}", error.get_error_str(&chars))
+            println!(
+                "{}:\n{}",
+                "syntax error".on_red(),
+                error.get_error_str(&chars)
+            );
+            None
         }
     }
 }