diff --git a/src/transformer.ts b/src/transformer.ts
index b6b451f..f87464f 100644
--- a/src/transformer.ts
+++ b/src/transformer.ts
@@ -153,12 +153,10 @@ export function transformTemplateCode(
     const matches = [...code.slice(0, start).matchAll(/__pos = (\d+);/g)];
     const pos = Number(matches.at(-1)?.[1]);
 
-    throw new TransformError({
-      message:
-        `Error transforming template function.\n${message} while transforming:\n\n${annotation}`,
-      cause: error as ParseError,
-      pos,
-    });
+    throw new TransformError(
+      `[meriyah] ${message}\nthrown while parsing compiled template function:\n\n${annotation}`,
+      { pos },
+    );
   }
 
   const tracker = new ScopeTracker();
@@ -169,11 +167,11 @@ export function transformTemplateCode(
   ];
 
   if (parsed.type !== "Program") {
-    throw new Error("Expected a program");
+    throw new TransformError("[meriyah] Expected a program");
   }
 
   if (parsed.body.length === 0) {
-    throw new Error("Empty program");
+    throw new TransformError("[meriyah] Empty program");
   }
 
   // Transforms an identifier to a MemberExpression