diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
index ffbd440..b604630 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
@@ -137,16 +137,20 @@ fn parsing(input: Vec<tokenizing::Token>, handle: &mut Schala, comp: Option<&mut
 fn format_parse_error(error: parsing::ParseError, handle: &mut Schala) -> String {
   //TODO make token no longer be Optoinal
   if let Some(tok) = error.token {
-    let line = tok.offset.0;
+    let line_num = tok.offset.0;
     let ch = tok.offset.1;
-    let line_from_program = handle.source_reference.get_line(line);
+    let line_from_program = handle.source_reference.get_line(line_num);
     let location_pointer = format!("{}^", " ".repeat(ch));
+
+    let line_num_digits = format!("{}", line_num).chars().count();
+    let space_padding = " ".repeat(line_num_digits);
+
     format!(r#"
-{}
-|
-| {}
-| {}
-"#, error.msg, line_from_program, location_pointer)
+{error_msg}
+{space_padding} |
+{line_num} | {}
+{space_padding} | {}
+"#, line_from_program, location_pointer, error_msg=error.msg, space_padding=space_padding, line_num=line_num)
   } else {
     format!("{}", error.msg)
   }
@@ -205,8 +209,7 @@ impl SourceReference {
 
   fn load_new_source(&mut self, source: &str) {
     //TODO this is a lot of heap allocations - maybe there's a way to make it more efficient?
-    self.lines = Some(source.lines().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect());
-  }
+    self.lines = Some(source.lines().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()); }
 
   fn get_line(&self, line: usize) -> String {
     self.lines.as_ref().and_then(|x| x.get(line).map(|s| s.to_string())).unwrap_or(format!("NO LINE FOUND"))