diff --git a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
index 0607ded..23ea41c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlydtl_compiler.erl
@@ -190,12 +190,18 @@ do_compile(Source, Target, DtlOpts) ->
                          module_name(Target),
                          Opts) of
         ok -> ok;
+        {error, {File, [{Pos, _Mod, Err}]}} ->
+            ?ERROR("Compiling template ~p failed:~n    (~s): ~p~n",
+                [File, err_location(Pos), Err]);
         Reason ->
             ?ERROR("Compiling template ~s failed:~n  ~p~n",
                    [Source, Reason]),
             ?FAIL
     end.
 
+err_location({L,C}) -> io_lib:format("line:~w, col:~w", [L, C]);
+err_location(L)     -> io_lib:format("line:~w", [L]).
+
 module_name(Target) ->
     F = filename:basename(Target),
     string:substr(F, 1, length(F)-length(".beam")).