@@ 213,6 213,23 @@ describe Program do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when an undefined variable is referenced on line 1 with weird spacing' do
+      let(:code) do
+        ' ( foo)'
+      end
+
+      it 'shows the cursor at the proper position' do
+        subject.run
+        stdout.rewind
+        expect(stdout.read).to eq(
+          "Error: foo is not defined\n\n" \
+            "#{__FILE__}#1\n\n" \
+            "   ( foo)\n" \
+            "     ^ foo is not defined\n"
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'exception in macro in another file' do
       let(:code) do
         '(include "./fixtures/bad-macro") ' \

@@ 4,7 4,10 @@ use rb::{Value, RB_NIL};
 pub fn atom(name: &str, filename: &str, offset: usize, newlines: &Vec<usize>) -> Value {
     let lines_before: Vec<usize> = newlines.iter().take_while(|i| *i < &offset).map(|i| *i).collect();
     let line = int2rbnum!(lines_before.len() + 1);
-    let column = int2rbnum!(offset - lines_before.last().unwrap_or(&0));
+    let column = match lines_before.last() {
+        Some(i) => int2rbnum!(offset - i),
+        None => int2rbnum!(offset + 1)
+    };
     let name = rb::str_new(&name.to_string());
     let filename = rb::str_new(&filename.to_string());
     let vm = rb::const_get("VM", &RB_NIL);