diff --git a/tools/main.c b/tools/main.c
index a50f2cf6..0d648d20 100644
--- a/tools/main.c
+++ b/tools/main.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ repl(pic_state *pic)
   char *prompt;
   struct pic_proc *proc;
   pic_value v, exprs;
+  jmp_buf jmp;
   int ai;
 
 #if PIC_ENABLE_READLINE
@@ -102,6 +103,17 @@ repl(pic_state *pic)
       goto overflow;
     strcat(code, line);
 
+    if (setjmp(jmp) == 0) {
+      pic->jmp = &jmp;
+    }
+    else {
+      /* error occured */
+      printf("%s\n", pic_errmsg(pic));
+      code[0] = '\0';
+      pic->err = NULL;
+      goto next;
+    }
+
     /* read */
     exprs = pic_read_cstr(pic, code);
     if (pic_undef_p(exprs)) {   /* wait for more input */