diff --git a/src/helma/doc/DocFunction.java b/src/helma/doc/DocFunction.java
index f49dc413..a97d26ca 100644
--- a/src/helma/doc/DocFunction.java
+++ b/src/helma/doc/DocFunction.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package helma.doc;
 import java.awt.Point;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.Vector;
+import org.mozilla.javascript.ErrorReporter;
+import org.mozilla.javascript.EvaluatorException;
 import org.mozilla.javascript.TokenStream;
 import org.mozilla.javascript.Token;
 import org.mozilla.javascript.Context;
@@ -159,7 +161,8 @@ public class DocFunction extends DocFileElement {
         String name = f.getName();
         int line = 0;
         CompilerEnvirons compilerEnv = new CompilerEnvirons();
-        compilerEnv.initFromContext(Context.getCurrentContext(), null);
+        compilerEnv.initFromContext(Context.getCurrentContext(), 
+                                    new ErrorPrinter());
         return new TokenStream (compilerEnv, reader, null, name, line);
     }
 
@@ -180,4 +183,27 @@ public class DocFunction extends DocFileElement {
     public java.lang.String getPrototype() {
         return "docfunction";
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * A simple error reporter that reports errors on the console
+     */
+    static class ErrorPrinter implements ErrorReporter {
+        public void warning(String message, String sourceName,
+                            int line, String lineSource, int lineOffset) {
+            System.err.println(new EvaluatorException(message, sourceName, line, 
+                                                      lineSource, lineOffset));
+        }
+
+        public void error(String message, String sourceName,
+                            int line, String lineSource, int lineOffset) {
+            System.err.println(new EvaluatorException(message, sourceName, line, 
+                                                      lineSource, lineOffset));
+        }
+
+        public EvaluatorException runtimeError(String message, String sourceName,
+                            int line, String lineSource, int lineOffset) {
+            return new EvaluatorException(message, sourceName, line, 
+                                          lineSource, lineOffset);
+        }
+    }
 }