diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/__tests__/ReactForgetDiagnostics-test.ts b/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/__tests__/ReactForgetDiagnostics-test.ts
index a0001469f4..2f4b73cb10 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/__tests__/ReactForgetDiagnostics-test.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/__tests__/ReactForgetDiagnostics-test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ function normalizeIndent(strings: TemplateStringsArray): string {
   return codeLines.map((line) => line.slice(leftPadding.length)).join("\n");
 }
 
-const tests = {
+type ForgetTestCases = {
+  valid: ESLintTester.ValidTestCase[];
+  invalid: ESLintTester.InvalidTestCase[];
+};
+
+const tests: ForgetTestCases = {
   valid: [
     {
       name: "Basic example",
@@ -26,7 +31,20 @@ const tests = {
       `,
     },
   ],
-  invalid: [],
+  invalid: [
+    {
+      name: "Unsupported syntax",
+      code: normalizeIndent`
+        function foo(x) {
+          var y = 1;
+          return y * x;
+        }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        "[ReactForget] Todo: (BuildHIR::lowerStatement) Handle var kinds in VariableDeclaration (3:3)",
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 const eslintTester = new ESLintTester({
diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/src/rules/ReactForgetDiagnostics.ts b/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/src/rules/ReactForgetDiagnostics.ts
index ff1ef90cf2..ef8e570d0f 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/src/rules/ReactForgetDiagnostics.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/eslint-plugin-react-forget/src/rules/ReactForgetDiagnostics.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
 
 import * as parser from "@babel/parser";
 import traverse from "@babel/traverse";
-import { compileProgram, parsePluginOptions } from "babel-plugin-react-forget";
+import {
+  CompilerError,
+  compileProgram,
+  parsePluginOptions,
+} from "babel-plugin-react-forget";
 import type { Rule } from "eslint";
 
 const rule: Rule.RuleModule = {
@@ -23,11 +27,24 @@ const rule: Rule.RuleModule = {
     if (babelAST != null) {
       traverse(babelAST, {
         Program(prog) {
-          compileProgram(prog, {
-            opts: parsePluginOptions(null), // use defaults for now
-            filename: context.filename,
-            comments: babelAST.comments ?? [],
-          });
+          try {
+            compileProgram(prog, {
+              opts: parsePluginOptions(null), // use defaults for now
+              filename: context.filename,
+              comments: babelAST.comments ?? [],
+            });
+          } catch (err) {
+            if (err instanceof CompilerError) {
+              for (const detail of err.details) {
+                if (detail.loc != null) {
+                  context.report({
+                    message: detail.toString(),
+                    loc: detail.loc,
+                  });
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
         },
       });
     }