diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index f8339944..6de0d2db 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ impl Engine {
     /// Compile a string into an AST
     pub fn compile(input: &str) -> Result<AST, ParseError> {
         let tokens = lex(input);
-
-        let mut peekables = tokens.peekable();
-        let tree = parse(&mut peekables);
-
-        tree
+        parse(&mut tokens.peekable())
     }
 
     /// Compile a file into an AST
@@ -21,12 +17,12 @@ impl Engine {
         use std::io::prelude::*;
 
         let mut f = File::open(filename)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))?;
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))?;
 
         let mut contents = String::new();
 
         f.read_to_string(&mut contents)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))
             .and_then(|_| Self::compile(&contents).map_err(EvalAltResult::ErrorParsing))
     }
 
@@ -36,12 +32,12 @@ impl Engine {
         use std::io::prelude::*;
 
         let mut f = File::open(filename)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))?;
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))?;
 
         let mut contents = String::new();
 
         f.read_to_string(&mut contents)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))
             .and_then(|_| self.eval::<T>(&contents))
     }
 
@@ -107,12 +103,12 @@ impl Engine {
         use std::io::prelude::*;
 
         let mut f = File::open(filename)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))?;
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))?;
 
         let mut contents = String::new();
 
         f.read_to_string(&mut contents)
-            .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into()))
+            .map_err(|err| EvalAltResult::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename.into(), err))
             .and_then(|_| self.consume(&contents))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 635b7ac6..ef466481 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::parser::{Expr, FnDef, ParseError, Stmt};
 pub type Array = Vec<Dynamic>;
 pub type FnCallArgs<'a> = Vec<&'a mut Variant>;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum EvalAltResult {
     ErrorParsing(ParseError),
     ErrorFunctionNotFound(String),
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum EvalAltResult {
     ErrorVariableNotFound(String),
     ErrorAssignmentToUnknownLHS,
     ErrorMismatchOutputType(String),
-    ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(String),
+    ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(String, std::io::Error),
     ErrorDotExpr,
     ErrorArithmetic(String),
     LoopBreak,
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ pub enum EvalAltResult {
 impl EvalAltResult {
     fn as_str(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         Some(match self {
-            Self::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(s)
-            | Self::ErrorVariableNotFound(s)
+            Self::ErrorVariableNotFound(s)
             | Self::ErrorFunctionNotFound(s)
             | Self::ErrorMismatchOutputType(s)
             | Self::ErrorArithmetic(s) => s,
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ impl PartialEq for EvalAltResult {
             (ErrorVariableNotFound(a), ErrorVariableNotFound(b)) => a == b,
             (ErrorAssignmentToUnknownLHS, ErrorAssignmentToUnknownLHS) => true,
             (ErrorMismatchOutputType(a), ErrorMismatchOutputType(b)) => a == b,
-            (ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(a), ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(b)) => a == b,
+            (ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(a, _), ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(b, _)) => a == b,
             (ErrorDotExpr, ErrorDotExpr) => true,
             (ErrorArithmetic(a), ErrorArithmetic(b)) => a == b,
             (LoopBreak, LoopBreak) => true,
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ impl Error for EvalAltResult {
                 "Assignment to an unsupported left-hand side expression"
             }
             Self::ErrorMismatchOutputType(_) => "Output type is incorrect",
-            Self::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(_) => "Cannot open script file",
+            Self::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(_, _) => "Cannot open script file",
             Self::ErrorDotExpr => "Malformed dot expression",
             Self::ErrorArithmetic(_) => "Arithmetic error",
             Self::LoopBreak => "[Not Error] Breaks out of loop",
@@ -125,29 +124,28 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for EvalAltResult {
             write!(f, "{}: {}", self.description(), s)
         } else {
             match self {
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorParsing(p) => write!(f, "Syntax error: {}", p),
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorFunctionArgsMismatch(fun, n) => {
+                Self::ErrorCantOpenScriptFile(filename, err) => {
+                    write!(f, "Cannot open script file '{}': {}", filename, err)
+                }
+                Self::ErrorParsing(p) => write!(f, "Syntax error: {}", p),
+                Self::ErrorFunctionArgsMismatch(fun, n) => {
                     write!(f, "Function '{}' expects {} argument(s)", fun, n)
                 }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorBooleanArgMismatch(op) => {
+                Self::ErrorBooleanArgMismatch(op) => {
                     write!(f, "Boolean {} operator expects boolean operands", op)
                 }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorArrayBounds(_, index) if *index < 0 => {
+                Self::ErrorArrayBounds(_, index) if *index < 0 => {
                     write!(f, "{}: {} < 0", self.description(), index)
                 }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorArrayBounds(max, _) if *max == 0 => {
-                    write!(f, "{}", self.description())
-                }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorArrayBounds(max, index) => {
+                Self::ErrorArrayBounds(max, _) if *max == 0 => write!(f, "{}", self.description()),
+                Self::ErrorArrayBounds(max, index) => {
                     write!(f, "{} (max {}): {}", self.description(), max - 1, index)
                 }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorStringBounds(_, index) if *index < 0 => {
+                Self::ErrorStringBounds(_, index) if *index < 0 => {
                     write!(f, "{}: {} < 0", self.description(), index)
                 }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorStringBounds(max, _) if *max == 0 => {
-                    write!(f, "{}", self.description())
-                }
-                EvalAltResult::ErrorStringBounds(max, index) => {
+                Self::ErrorStringBounds(max, _) if *max == 0 => write!(f, "{}", self.description()),
+                Self::ErrorStringBounds(max, index) => {
                     write!(f, "{} (max {}): {}", self.description(), max - 1, index)
                 }
                 err => write!(f, "{}", err.description()),