diff --git a/dist/cli/error.js b/dist/cli/error.js
index cfa539a1..462c9d22 100644
--- a/dist/cli/error.js
+++ b/dist/cli/error.js
@@ -213,9 +213,15 @@ Error-handling routines for HackMyResume.
         if (SyntaxErrorEx.is(ex.inner)) {
           console.error(printf(M2C(this.msgs.readError.msg, 'red'), ex.file));
           se = new SyntaxErrorEx(ex, ex.raw);
-          msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg, 'red'), se.line, se.col);
-        } else if (ex.inner && ex.inner.line !== void 0 && ex.inner.col !== void 0) {
-          msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg, 'red'), ex.inner.line, ex.inner.col);
+          if ((se.line != null) && (se.col != null)) {
+            msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red'), se.line, se.col);
+          } else if (se.line != null) {
+            msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg[1], 'red'), se.line);
+          } else {
+            msg = M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg[2], 'red');
+          }
+        } else if (ex.inner && (ex.inner.line != null) && (ex.inner.col != null)) {
+          msg = printf(M2C(this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red'), ex.inner.line, ex.inner.col);
         } else {
           msg = ex;
         }
diff --git a/dist/cli/msg.yml b/dist/cli/msg.yml
index ae19ff1b..1a178184 100644
--- a/dist/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/dist/cli/msg.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ errors:
   readError:
     msg: Reading **???** resume: **%s**
   parseError:
-    msg: Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s column %s.
+    msg:
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s column %s.
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s.
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON.
   invalidHelperUse:
     msg: "**Warning**: Incorrect use of the **%s** theme helper."
   fileSaveError:
diff --git a/dist/utils/syntax-error-ex.js b/dist/utils/syntax-error-ex.js
index 5ea2cea0..b2d795a6 100644
--- a/dist/utils/syntax-error-ex.js
+++ b/dist/utils/syntax-error-ex.js
@@ -18,17 +18,31 @@ See: http://stackoverflow.com/q/13323356
 (function() {
   var SyntaxErrorEx;
 
-  SyntaxErrorEx = function(ex, rawData) {
-    var JSONLint, colNum, lineNum, lint;
-    lineNum = null;
-    colNum = null;
-    JSONLint = require('json-lint');
-    lint = JSONLint(rawData, {
-      comments: false
-    });
-    this.line = lint.error ? lint.line : '???';
-    return this.col = lint.error ? lint.character : '???';
-  };
+  SyntaxErrorEx = (function() {
+    function SyntaxErrorEx(ex, rawData) {
+      var JSONLint, colNum, lineNum, lint, ref;
+      lineNum = null;
+      colNum = null;
+      JSONLint = require('json-lint');
+      lint = JSONLint(rawData, {
+        comments: false
+      });
+      if (lint.error) {
+        ref = [lint.line, lint.character], this.line = ref[0], this.col = ref[1];
+      }
+      if (!lint.error) {
+        JSONLint = require('jsonlint');
+        try {
+          JSONLint.parse(rawData);
+        } catch (_error) {
+          this.line = (/on line (\d+)/.exec(_error))[1];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return SyntaxErrorEx;
+
+  })();
 
   SyntaxErrorEx.is = function(ex) {
     return ex instanceof SyntaxError;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6d2f7f6..d39e97ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "html": "0.0.10",
     "is-my-json-valid": "^2.12.4",
     "json-lint": "^0.1.0",
+    "jsonlint": "^1.6.2",
     "lodash": "^3.10.1",
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
diff --git a/src/cli/error.coffee b/src/cli/error.coffee
index d9e7d5fa..98b56be9 100644
--- a/src/cli/error.coffee
+++ b/src/cli/error.coffee
@@ -202,12 +202,17 @@ assembleError = ( ex ) ->
       etype = 'custom'
 
     when HMSTATUS.parseError
-      if SyntaxErrorEx.is( ex.inner )
+      if SyntaxErrorEx.is ex.inner
         console.error printf( M2C(this.msgs.readError.msg, 'red'), ex.file )
         se = new SyntaxErrorEx ex, ex.raw
-        msg = printf M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg, 'red' ), se.line, se.col
-      else if ex.inner && ex.inner.line != undefined && ex.inner.col != undefined
-        msg = printf( M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg, 'red' ), ex.inner.line, ex.inner.col)
+        if se.line? and se.col?
+          msg = printf M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red' ), se.line, se.col
+        else if se.line?
+          msg = printf M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[1], 'red' ), se.line
+        else
+          msg = M2C @msgs.parseError.msg[2], 'red'
+      else if ex.inner && ex.inner.line? && ex.inner.col?
+        msg = printf( M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red' ), ex.inner.line, ex.inner.col)
       else
         msg = ex
       etype = 'error'
diff --git a/src/cli/msg.yml b/src/cli/msg.yml
index ae19ff1b..1a178184 100644
--- a/src/cli/msg.yml
+++ b/src/cli/msg.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ errors:
   readError:
     msg: Reading **???** resume: **%s**
   parseError:
-    msg: Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s column %s.
+    msg:
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s column %s.
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON on line %s.
+      - Invalid or corrupt JSON.
   invalidHelperUse:
     msg: "**Warning**: Incorrect use of the **%s** theme helper."
   fileSaveError:
diff --git a/src/utils/syntax-error-ex.coffee b/src/utils/syntax-error-ex.coffee
index 09e1def9..88d6e8ca 100644
--- a/src/utils/syntax-error-ex.coffee
+++ b/src/utils/syntax-error-ex.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Definition of the SyntaxErrorEx class.
 @license MIT. See LICENSE.md for details.
 ###
 
+
+
 ###*
 Represents a SyntaxError exception with line and column info.
 Collect syntax error information from the provided exception object. The
@@ -13,13 +15,21 @@ See: http://stackoverflow.com/q/13323356
 @class SyntaxErrorEx
 ###
 
-SyntaxErrorEx = ( ex, rawData ) ->
-  lineNum = null
-  colNum = null
-  JSONLint = require 'json-lint'
-  lint = JSONLint rawData, { comments: false }
-  this.line = if lint.error then lint.line else '???'
-  this.col = if lint.error then lint.character else '???'
+class SyntaxErrorEx
+  constructor: ( ex, rawData ) ->
+    lineNum = null
+    colNum = null
+    JSONLint = require 'json-lint'
+    lint = JSONLint rawData, { comments: false }
+    [@line, @col] = [lint.line, lint.character] if lint.error
+    if !lint.error
+      JSONLint = require 'jsonlint'
+      try
+        JSONLint.parse rawData
+      catch
+        @line = (/on line (\d+)/.exec _error)[1]
+
+
 
 SyntaxErrorEx.is = ( ex ) -> ex instanceof SyntaxError
 module.exports = SyntaxErrorEx;