diff --git a/src/Lib/ProcessModule.newt b/src/Lib/ProcessModule.newt
index 4d0ecb9..89582d0 100644
--- a/src/Lib/ProcessModule.newt
+++ b/src/Lib/ProcessModule.newt
@@ -68,23 +68,31 @@ processModule importFC repo stk modns = do
     | Just mod => pure mod
 
   let (False) = modns == primNS | _ => addPrimitives
-
+  let freshMC = MC emptyMap Nil 0 CheckAll
   let parts = split modns "."
   let fn = joinBy "/" parts ++ ".newt"
+
+  -- Dummy for initial load/parse
+  let mod = MkModCtx modns "" emptyMap freshMC emptyMap Nil Nil Nil
+  modifyTop [ currentMod := mod; hints := emptyMap; ops := emptyMap ]
+
   -- TODO now we can pass in the module name...
-  (fn,src) <- repo.getFile importFC fn
+  Right (fn,src) <- tryError $ repo.getFile importFC fn
+    | Left err => reportError err  -- TODO maybe want a better FC.
+  modifyTop [ currentMod $= [ modSource := src ]]
+
   let (Right toks) = tokenise fn src
-    | Left err => throwError err
+    | Left err => reportError err
 
   let (Right ((nameFC, modName), ops, toks)) = partialParse fn parseModHeader top.ops toks
-    | Left (err, toks) => throwError err
+    | Left (err, toks) => reportError err
 
   log 1 $ \ _ => "scan imports for module \{modName}"
   let (True) = modns == modName
-    | _ => throwError $ E nameFC "module name \{show modName} doesn't match file name \{show fn}"
+    | _ => reportError $ E nameFC "module name \{show modName} doesn't match file name \{show fn}"
 
   let (Right (imports, ops, toks)) = partialParse fn parseImports ops toks
-    | Left (err, toks) => throwError err
+    | Left (err, toks) => reportError err
 
   imported <- for imports $ \case
     MkImport fc (nameFC, name') => do
@@ -96,7 +104,8 @@ processModule importFC repo stk modns = do
   let imported = snoc imported primNS
 
   putStrLn "module \{modName}"
-  top <- getTop
+
+  -- currentMod has been wiped by imports..
   let freshMC = MC emptyMap Nil 0 CheckAll
   let mod = MkModCtx modns src emptyMap freshMC emptyMap imported Nil Nil
   modifyTop [ currentMod := mod
@@ -105,6 +114,7 @@ processModule importFC repo stk modns = do
             ]
 
   -- top hints / ops include all directly imported modules
+  top <- getTop
   for_ imports $ \case
     (MkImport fc (nameFC, ns)) => do
       let (Just mod) = lookupMap' ns top.modules | _ => error emptyFC "namespace \{show ns} missing"
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ processModule importFC repo stk modns = do
   logMetas $ reverse $ listValues top.currentMod.modMetaCtx.metas
 
   -- print errors (for batch processing case)
-  for_ top.currentMod.modErrors $ \ err => putStrLn $ showError src err
+  for_ (reverse top.currentMod.modErrors) $ \ err => putStrLn $ showError src err
 
   -- update modules with result, leave the rest of context in case this is top file
   top <- getTop
@@ -144,6 +154,13 @@ processModule importFC repo stk modns = do
 
   pure top.currentMod
   where
+    reportError : Error → M ModContext
+    reportError err = do
+      addError err
+      top <- getTop
+      modifyTop [modules $= updateMap modns top.currentMod ]
+      pure top.currentMod
+
     tryProcessDecl : String → String → Decl → M Unit
     tryProcessDecl src ns decl = do
       (Left err) <- tryError $ processDecl ns decl | _ => pure MkUnit
diff --git a/tests/BadImport.newt.fail b/tests/BadImport.newt.fail
index bf04b4b..36c2c5d 100644
--- a/tests/BadImport.newt.fail
+++ b/tests/BadImport.newt.fail
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 *** Process tests/BadImport.newt
-ERROR at tests/BadImport.newt:4:8--4:22: error reading tests/Does/Not/Exist.newt: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'tests/Does/Not/Exist.newt'
+module BadImport
+ERROR at tests/BadImport.newt:4:8--4:22: Error in import Does.Not.Exist
+  
+  -- Error should point to name here
+  import Does.Not.Exist
+         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+ERROR at tests/BadImport.newt:1:1--1:1: Compile failed
diff --git a/tests/ErrorDup.newt.fail b/tests/ErrorDup.newt.fail
index 1be94c8..c660565 100644
--- a/tests/ErrorDup.newt.fail
+++ b/tests/ErrorDup.newt.fail
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 *** Process tests/ErrorDup.newt
 module ErrorDup
-ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:9:7--9:10: Nat already declared
-  record Nat where
+ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:5:6--5:9: Nat already declared
+  data Nat = Z | S Nat
   
-  class Nat where
-        ^^^
+  data Nat = Z | S Nat
+       ^^^
 
 ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:7:8--7:11: Nat already declared
   data Nat = Z | S Nat
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:7:8--7:11: Nat already declared
   record Nat where
          ^^^
 
-ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:5:6--5:9: Nat already declared
-  data Nat = Z | S Nat
+ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:9:7--9:10: Nat already declared
+  record Nat where
   
-  data Nat = Z | S Nat
-       ^^^
+  class Nat where
+        ^^^
 
 ERROR at tests/ErrorDup.newt:1:1--1:1: Compile failed
diff --git a/tests/ImportError.newt.fail b/tests/ImportError.newt.fail
index d626657..f7b7ae7 100644
--- a/tests/ImportError.newt.fail
+++ b/tests/ImportError.newt.fail
@@ -1,2 +1,16 @@
 *** Process tests/ImportError.newt
-ERROR at tests/ImportError.newt:5:8--5:12: error reading tests/Blah.newt: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'tests/Blah.newt'
+module Prelude
+module ImportError
+ERROR at tests/ImportError.newt:5:8--5:12: Error in import Blah
+  -- test the FC are right and don't include next line
+  -- TODO continue on and hit the next one.
+  import Blah
+         ^^^^
+
+ERROR at tests/ImportError.newt:6:8--6:15: Error in import Foo.Bar
+  -- TODO continue on and hit the next one.
+  import Blah
+  import Foo.Bar
+         ^^^^^^^
+
+ERROR at tests/ImportError.newt:1:1--1:1: Compile failed