diff --git a/src/error_handling/error_messages.rs b/src/error_handling/error_messages.rs
index 5440793..ea01446 100644
--- a/src/error_handling/error_messages.rs
+++ b/src/error_handling/error_messages.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pub const COMPILER_TODO: u32 = 20;
 pub const SEMANTIC_MISMATCHED_TYPES: u32 = 21;
 pub const SEMANTIC_DUPLICATED_REFERENCE: u32 = 22;
 pub const SEMANTIC_MISMATCHED_ARGUMENT_COUNT: u32 = 23;
-pub const SYNTAX_INVALID_ASSIGNMENT: u32 = 24;
 
 /// Reads the error codes from the error code list
 pub fn error_code_to_string() -> String {
diff --git a/src/syntax/parsers/assignment.rs b/src/syntax/parsers/assignment.rs
index 2e76f93..78e5153 100644
--- a/src/syntax/parsers/assignment.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/parsers/assignment.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{
-    error_handling::{error_messages::SYNTAX_INVALID_ASSIGNMENT, ErrorContainer, ErrorLabel},
+    error_handling::{error_messages::SYNTAX_INCOMPLETE_STATEMENT, ErrorContainer, ErrorLabel},
     lexic::token::{self, TokenType},
     syntax::{
         ast::{Assignment, Expression},
         parseable::{self, Parseable, ParsingError},
-        utils::{parse_token_type, try_operator},
+        utils::{parse_token_type, try_many_operator},
     },
 };
 
@@ -24,7 +24,16 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a> for Assignment<'a> {
         };
 
         // parse the equal sign
-        let (equal_operator, next) = match try_operator(tokens, next, String::from("=")) {
+        let assignment_operators = vec![
+            String::from("="),
+            String::from("+="),
+            String::from("-="),
+            String::from("*="),
+            String::from("/="),
+            String::from("%="),
+        ];
+
+        let (equal_operator, next) = match try_many_operator(tokens, next, assignment_operators) {
             Ok((t, next)) => (t, next),
             Err(ParsingError::Mismatch(t)) => {
                 // The parser found a token, but it's not the `=` operator
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a> for Assignment<'a> {
                     end: t.get_end_position(),
                 };
                 let econtainer = ErrorContainer {
-                    error_code: SYNTAX_INVALID_ASSIGNMENT,
+                    error_code: SYNTAX_INCOMPLETE_STATEMENT,
                     error_offset: t.position,
                     labels: vec![label],
                     note: None,
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a> for Assignment<'a> {
                     end: identifier.get_end_position(),
                 };
                 let econtainer = ErrorContainer {
-                    error_code: SYNTAX_INVALID_ASSIGNMENT,
+                    error_code: SYNTAX_INCOMPLETE_STATEMENT,
                     error_offset: identifier.position,
                     labels: vec![label],
                     note: None,
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a> for Assignment<'a> {
                     end: equal_operator.get_end_position(),
                 };
                 let econtainer = ErrorContainer {
-                    error_code: SYNTAX_INVALID_ASSIGNMENT,
+                    error_code: SYNTAX_INCOMPLETE_STATEMENT,
                     error_offset: equal_operator.position,
                     labels: vec![label],
                     note: None,
diff --git a/src/syntax/parsers/statement.rs b/src/syntax/parsers/statement.rs
index f9f0ac7..66f2f1a 100644
--- a/src/syntax/parsers/statement.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/parsers/statement.rs
@@ -60,14 +60,12 @@ impl<'a> Parseable<'a> for Statement<'a> {
         }
 
         // Try to parse an assignment
+        // If this fails, return unmatched because there is still the
+        // possibility that an expression will be parsed later
         match Assignment::try_parse(tokens, current_pos) {
             Ok((prod, next)) => return Ok((Statement::Assignment(prod), next)),
-            Err(ParsingError::Err(e)) => return Err(ParsingError::Err(e)),
-            _ => {}
+            _ => Err(ParsingError::Unmatched),
         }
-
-        // Here nothing was parsed.
-        Err(ParsingError::Unmatched)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/syntax/utils.rs b/src/syntax/utils.rs
index 9681b4b..6b553fc 100644
--- a/src/syntax/utils.rs
+++ b/src/syntax/utils.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ pub fn try_operator(tokens: &Vec<Token>, pos: usize, operator: String) -> Parsin
     }
 }
 
+/// Expects the token at `pos` to be any of the passed operators. Doesn't ignore whitespace or newlines
+pub fn try_many_operator(
+    tokens: &Vec<Token>,
+    pos: usize,
+    operators: Vec<String>,
+) -> ParsingResult<&Token> {
+    //
+    for op in operators {
+        match try_operator(tokens, pos, op) {
+            Ok(v) => return Ok(v),
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    return Err(ParsingError::Unmatched);
+}
+
 /// Expects the token at `pos` to be of type `token_type`, and returns the token and the next position.
 ///
 /// Ignores all whitespace, newlines and comments.