diff --git a/src/luaapi.c b/src/luaapi.c
index 8327cfd..1cdeca7 100644
--- a/src/luaapi.c
+++ b/src/luaapi.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static const char* execute_moonscript_src = MOON_CODE(
 	local fn, err = require('moonscript.base').loadstring(...)
 
 	if not fn then
-		return err
+		error(err)
 	end
 	return fn()
 );