diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ade465f..7b6838b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ The following truffle config options are currently supported:
 
 * The current alpha version is not recommended for production use.
 * Windows is currently not supported
-* Some solc versions are not supported yet. See list below
+* Some solc versions are not supported yet. See list below.
 * Cache is not implemented yet. This means quantal will recompile all smart contracts every time it’s launched. Cache support is coming soon.
+* Formatted error messages are not supported for solc versions below 0.4.20
 
 ## Supported solc versions
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/worker.js b/src/compiler/worker.js
index 850d31c..c334f01 100644
--- a/src/compiler/worker.js
+++ b/src/compiler/worker.js
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ module.exports = class Worker {
     this._debug(`time ${new Date().toISOString()}`)
 
     const result = await this._sendInputToProcess()
+
+    for (const path in result.sources) {
+      result.sources[path].source = this.input.sources[path] && this.input.sources[path].content
+    }
+
     this._debug('compile done')
     return result
   }
diff --git a/src/detailederror.js b/src/detailederror.js
index 2e62de5..5c42161 100644
--- a/src/detailederror.js
+++ b/src/detailederror.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const lineColumn = require('line-column')
-const {isObject, range} = require('lodash')
+const {isObject, range, get} = require('lodash')
 const {promisify} = require('util')
 const {isAbsolute} = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ const LINES_OF_CONTEXT = 6
 /**
  * Add details to a CompilerOutputError object
  */
-module.exports = async function detailedCompilerOutputError(compilerOutputError) {
+module.exports = async function detailedCompilerOutputError(compilerOutputError, compileResult) {
   try {
-    if (!compilerOutputError.sourceLocation || !isAbsolute(compilerOutputError.sourceLocation.file)) {
-      return compilerOutputError
-    }
+    
+    const fileContent = get(compileResult, 'source')
+      ? compileResult.source
+      : await getSource(compilerOutputError)
 
-    const fileContent = await readFile(compilerOutputError.sourceLocation.file, 'utf-8')
-    // console.log(fileContent)
+    if (!fileContent)
+      return compilerOutputError
 
     const error = {
       ...compilerOutputError,
@@ -56,3 +57,10 @@ function addSourceContext(error, fileContent) {
         .reduce((acc, line) => ({...acc, [line]: lines[line - 1]}), {}),
   }
 }
+
+
+function getSource(compilerOutputError) {
+  if (compilerOutputError.sourceLocation && isAbsolute(compilerOutputError.sourceLocation.file)) {
+    return readFile(compilerOutputError.sourceLocation.file, 'utf-8')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/quantal-compile.js b/src/quantal-compile.js
index 56e795d..7194eed 100644
--- a/src/quantal-compile.js
+++ b/src/quantal-compile.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const compile = function(sources, options, callback) {
 
     const compilerInfo = {name: 'solc', version: getFormattedVersion(solcVersion)};
 
-    Promise.all(warnings.map((warn) => detailedError(warn)))
+    Promise.all(warnings.map((warn) => detailedError(warn, standardOutput.sources[_.get(warn, ['sourceLocation', 'file'])])))
         .then((warnings) => callback(null, returnVal, files, compilerInfo, warnings))
   }