diff --git a/bash-ini-parser b/bash-ini-parser
index 4798d62..27aa743 100644
--- a/bash-ini-parser
+++ b/bash-ini-parser
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ function cfg_parser {
    ini[${#ini[*]} + 1]='}'      # add the last brace
    debug
    eval "$(echo "${ini[*]}")"   # eval the result
+   EVAL_STATUS=$?
    if [ $CHANGE_EXTGLOB = 1 ]
    then
       shopt -u extglob
    fi
-
+   return $EVAL_STATUS
 }
 
 function cfg_writer {
diff --git a/t/t0002-invalid.sh b/t/t0002-invalid.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3784c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t0002-invalid.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+SHARNESS_TEST_EXTENSION="sh"
+
+test_description="check invalid ini files"
+
+. sharness/sharness.sh
+
+. ../../bash-ini-parser
+
+DIR_TEST=$SHARNESS_TEST_DIRECTORY/t0002
+
+test_expect_success "Invalid line" "
+    test_expect_code 1 cfg_parser $DIR_TEST/invalid.ini
+"
+
+test_done
diff --git a/t/t0002/invalid.ini b/t/t0002/invalid.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd4e24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t0002/invalid.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+var1=VAR1
+
+; Invalid line - should throw an error and stop processing
+INVALID LINE
+var2=VAR2
+