diff --git a/bin/recess b/bin/recess
index 69cbcbe..cd0544e 100755
--- a/bin/recess
+++ b/bin/recess
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@ options = {
 , noUniversalSelectors: Boolean
 , prefixWhitespace: Boolean
 , strictPropertyOrder: Boolean
+, version: Boolean
 , watch: path
 , zeroUnits: Boolean
 }
 
 // parse options
-options = nopt(options, {}, process.argv)
+shorthand = { 'v': ['--version'] };
+options = nopt(options, shorthand, process.argv)
 
 // if help exit
 if (options.help) return recess.docs()
 
+// set version
+recess.version = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json')).version
+if (options.version) return console.log(recess.version)
+
 // set path from remaining arguments
 paths = options.argv.remain
 
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ paths = options.argv.remain
 delete options.argv
 
 // check for config or default .recessrc
-if (options.config || path.existsSync(config)) {
+if (options.config || (fs.existsSync || path.existsSync)(config)) {
   config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(options.config || config))
   for (i in options) config[i] = options[i]
   options = config
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@ if (options.config || path.existsSync(config)) {
 // set CLI to true
 options.cli = true
 
+
 // if not watch - run Recess
 if (!options.watch) return recess(paths, options)
 
diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index f10bdc1..8270069 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ RECESS.prototype = {
             // push to errors array
             that.errors.push(err)
 
-            // less gave up trying to parse the data ;_;
-            that.log(err.name.red + ": " + err.message + ' of ' + err.filename.yellow + '\n')
+            if (err.type == 'Parse') {
+              // parse error
+              that.log("Parser error".red + (err.filename ? ' in ' + err.filename : '') + '\n')
+            } else {
+              // other exception
+              that.log(err.name.red + ": " + err.message + ' of ' + err.filename.yellow + '\n')
+            }
 
             // if extract - then log it
             err.extract && err.extract.forEach(function (line, index) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 722e675..c1233b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { "name": "recess"
 , "description": "A simple, attractive code quality tool for CSS built on top of LESS"
-, "version": "1.0.4"
+, "version": "1.0.5"
 , "author": "Jacob Thornton <jacob@twitter.com> (https://github.com/fat)"
 , "keywords": ["css", "lint"]
 , "licenses": [ { "type": "Apache-2.0", "url": "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0" } ]
diff --git a/test/types/lint.js b/test/types/lint.js
index d838c17..312e839 100644
--- a/test/types/lint.js
+++ b/test/types/lint.js
@@ -214,4 +214,21 @@ var assert = require('assert')
 
 }()
 
+// Cannot read property 'red' of undefined
+!function () {
+
+  var Recess = new RECESS.Constructor()
+    , validate = RECESS.Constructor.prototype.validate
+
+  RECESS.Constructor.prototype.validate = noop
+
+  Recess.data = ".foo { background:green;; }"
+
+  Recess.parse()
+
+  assert.notEqual(Recess.output[0], '\u001b[31mParse error\u001b[39m: Cannot read property \'red\' of undefined on line 1');
+  RECESS.Constructor.prototype.validate = validate
+
+}()
+
 console.log("✓ linting".green)
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