diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table.rs
index 58d9227..2ab5c69 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,35 @@ mod symbol_trie;
 use symbol_trie::SymbolTrie;
 mod test;
 
-type SymbolTrackTable = HashMap<Rc<String>, LineNumber>;
+/// Keeps track of what names were used in a given namespace. Call try_register to add a name to
+/// the table, or report an error if a name already exists.
+struct DuplicateNameTrackTable {
+  table: HashMap<Rc<String>, LineNumber>,
+}
+
+impl DuplicateNameTrackTable {
+  fn new() -> DuplicateNameTrackTable {
+    DuplicateNameTrackTable { table: HashMap::new() }
+  }
+
+  fn try_register(&mut self, name: &Rc<String>, id: &ItemId, source_map: &SourceMap) -> Result<(), LineNumber> {
+    match self.table.entry(name.clone()) {
+      Entry::Occupied(o) => {
+        let line_number = o.get();
+        Err(*line_number)
+      },
+      Entry::Vacant(v) => {
+        let line_number = if let Some(loc) = source_map.lookup(id) {
+          loc.line_num
+        } else {
+          0
+        };
+        v.insert(line_number);
+        Ok(())
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug, Clone, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct FullyQualifiedSymbolName(pub Vec<ScopeSegment>);
@@ -163,53 +191,48 @@ impl SymbolTable {
   fn add_symbols_from_scope<'a>(&'a mut self, statements: &Vec<Statement>, scope_name_stack: &mut Vec<ScopeSegment>) -> Result<(), String> {
     use self::ast::Declaration::*;
 
-    fn insert_and_check_duplicate_symbol(table: &mut SymbolTrackTable, name: &Rc<String>, id: &ItemId, source_map: &SourceMap) -> Result<(), String> {
-      match table.entry(name.clone()) {
-        Entry::Occupied(o) => {
-          let line_number = o.get();
-          Err(format!("Duplicate definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", name, line_number))
-        },
-        Entry::Vacant(v) => {
-          let line_number = if let Some(loc) = source_map.lookup(id) {
-            loc.line_num
-          } else {
-            0
-          };
-          v.insert(line_number);
-          Ok(())
-        }
-      }
-    }
+          //Err(format!("Duplicate definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", name, line_number))
 
-    let mut seen_identifiers: SymbolTrackTable = HashMap::new();
+    let mut seen_identifiers = DuplicateNameTrackTable::new();
+    let mut seen_modules = DuplicateNameTrackTable::new();
 
     for statement in statements.iter() {
-      if let Statement { kind: StatementKind::Declaration(decl), id } = statement {
-        match decl {
-          FuncSig(ref signature) => {
-            insert_and_check_duplicate_symbol(&mut seen_identifiers, &signature.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())?;
-            self.add_function_signature(signature, scope_name_stack)?
+      match statement {
+        Statement { kind: StatementKind::Declaration(decl), id } => {
+          match decl {
+            FuncSig(ref signature) => {
+              seen_identifiers.try_register(&signature.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())
+                .map_err(|line| format!("Duplicate function definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", signature.name, line))?;
+              self.add_function_signature(signature, scope_name_stack)?
+            }
+            FuncDecl(ref signature, ref body) => {
+              seen_identifiers.try_register(&signature.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())
+                .map_err(|line| format!("Duplicate function definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", signature.name, line))?;
+              self.add_function_signature(signature, scope_name_stack)?;
+              scope_name_stack.push(ScopeSegment{
+                name: signature.name.clone(),
+              });
+              let output = self.add_symbols_from_scope(body, scope_name_stack);
+              let _ = scope_name_stack.pop();
+              output?
+            },
+            TypeDecl { name, body, mutable } => {
+              seen_identifiers.try_register(&name.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())
+                .map_err(|line| format!("Duplicate type definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", name.name, line))?;
+              self.add_type_decl(name, body, mutable, scope_name_stack)?
+            },
+            Binding { name, .. } => {
+              seen_identifiers.try_register(&name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())
+                .map_err(|line| format!("Duplicate variable definition: {}. It's already defined at {}", name, line))?;
+              self.add_new_symbol(name, scope_name_stack, SymbolSpec::Binding);
+            }
+            _ => ()
           }
-          FuncDecl(ref signature, ref body) => {
-            insert_and_check_duplicate_symbol(&mut seen_identifiers, &signature.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())?;
-            self.add_function_signature(signature, scope_name_stack)?;
-            scope_name_stack.push(ScopeSegment{
-              name: signature.name.clone(),
-            });
-            let output = self.add_symbols_from_scope(body, scope_name_stack);
-            let _ = scope_name_stack.pop();
-            output?
-          },
-          TypeDecl { name, body, mutable } => {
-            insert_and_check_duplicate_symbol(&mut seen_identifiers, &name.name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())?;
-            self.add_type_decl(name, body, mutable, scope_name_stack)?
-          },
-          Binding { name, .. } => {
-            insert_and_check_duplicate_symbol(&mut seen_identifiers, name, &id, &self.source_map_handle.borrow())?;
-            self.add_new_symbol(name, scope_name_stack, SymbolSpec::Binding);
-          }
-          _ => ()
-        }
+        },
+        Statement { kind: StatementKind::Module(mod_spec), id } => {
+          ()
+        },
+        _ => ()
       }
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/test.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/test.rs
index 949d825..96c147a 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/test.rs
@@ -40,18 +40,18 @@ fn basic_symbol_table() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn no_duplicates() {
+fn no_function_definition_duplicates() {
   let source = r#"
   fn a() { 1 }
   fn b() { 2 }
   fn a() { 3 }
   "#;
   let (_, output) = add_symbols_from_source(source);
-  assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate"))
+  assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate function definition: a"))
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn no_duplicates_2() {
+fn no_variable_definition_duplicates() {
   let source = r#"
   let x = 9
   let a = 20
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ fn no_duplicates_2() {
   "#;
   let (_, output) = add_symbols_from_source(source);
   let output = output.unwrap_err();
-  assert!(output.contains("Duplicate definition: a"));
+  assert!(output.contains("Duplicate variable definition: a"));
   assert!(output.contains("already defined at 2"));
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn no_duplicates_3() {
+fn no_variable_definition_duplicates_in_function() {
   let source = r#"
   fn a() {
     let a = 20
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ fn no_duplicates_3() {
   }
 
   fn q() {
+    let a = 29
     let x = 30
     let x = 33
   }
   "#;
   let (_, output) = add_symbols_from_source(source);
-  assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate"))
+  assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate variable definition: x"))
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -153,3 +154,18 @@ inner_func(x)
   let (_, output) = add_symbols_from_source(source);
   assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate"))
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn modules() {
+  let source = r#"
+
+    module a {
+    }
+
+    module a {
+
+    }
+    "#;
+  let (_, output) = add_symbols_from_source(source);
+  //assert!(output.unwrap_err().contains("Duplicate"))
+}