diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4994eca..6cc91fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ params:
 
 - escape {boolean} default `true`, default escape variable to html encode, you can set false to close it.
 - unescape {object} define the object, which key do not need escape. For example, set unescape equal `{control: true}`, so `$control.html` will not escape.
+- env {string} when env equal `development` will throw error when null values are used
 
 #### parse
 
diff --git a/src/compile/references.js b/src/compile/references.js
index c717ed0..0f75cfb 100644
--- a/src/compile/references.js
+++ b/src/compile/references.js
@@ -124,9 +124,13 @@ module.exports = function(Velocity, utils) {
 
       if (local.isLocaled) ret = local['value'];
 
-      if (ast.path && ret !== undefined) {
+      if (ast.path) {
 
-        utils.some(ast.path, function(property) {
+        utils.some(ast.path, function(property, i, len) {
+
+          if (ret === undefined) {
+            this._throw(ast, property);
+          }
 
           // 第三个参数，返回后面的参数ast
           ret = this.getAttributes(property, ret, ast);
@@ -294,11 +298,31 @@ module.exports = function(Velocity, utils) {
           }
 
         } else {
+          this._throw(ast, property, 'TypeError');
           ret = undefined;
         }
       }
 
       return ret;
+    },
+
+    _throw: function(ast, property, errorName) {
+      if (this.config.env !== 'development') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      var text = Velocity.Helper.getRefText(ast);
+      var pos = ast.pos;
+      var propertyName = property.type === 'index' ? property.id.value : property.id;
+      var errorMsg = 'get property ' + propertyName + ' of undefined';
+      if (errorName === 'TypeError') {
+        errorMsg = propertyName + ' is not method';
+      }
+
+      errorMsg += '\n  at L/N ' + text + ' ' + pos.first_line + ':' + pos.first_column;
+      var e = new Error(errorMsg);
+      e.name = errorName || 'ReferenceError';
+      throw e;
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/tests/compile.js b/tests/compile.js
index a0e5163..74f9823 100644
--- a/tests/compile.js
+++ b/tests/compile.js
@@ -186,6 +186,53 @@ describe('Compile', function() {
       ret = compile.render(context)
       assert.equal('<i>', ret)
     })
+
+    describe('env', function() {
+      it('should throw on property when parent is null', function() {
+        var vm = '$foo.bar';
+        var compile = new Compile(parse(vm), { env: 'development' })
+        function foo() {
+          compile.render()
+        };
+        foo.should.throw(/get property bar of undefined/);
+      });
+
+      it('should throw on index when parent is null', function() {
+        var vm = '$foo[1]';
+        var compile = new Compile(parse(vm), { env: 'development' })
+        function foo() {
+          compile.render()
+        };
+        foo.should.throw(/get property 1 of undefined/);
+      });
+
+      it('should throw on function when parent is null', function() {
+        var vm = '$foo.xx()';
+        var compile = new Compile(parse(vm), { env: 'development' })
+        function foo() {
+          compile.render()
+        };
+        foo.should.throw(/get property xx of undefined/);
+      });
+
+      it('should throw when mult level', function() {
+        var vm = '$foo.bar.xx.bar1';
+        var compile = new Compile(parse(vm), { env: 'development' })
+        function foo() {
+          compile.render({ foo: { bar: {} }});
+        };
+        foo.should.throw(/get property bar1 of undefined/);
+      });
+
+      it('not function', function() {
+        var vm = '$foo.bar.xx()';
+        var compile = new Compile(parse(vm), { env: 'development' })
+        function foo() {
+          return compile.render({ foo: { bar: {} }});
+        };
+        foo.should.throw(/xx is not method/);
+      });
+    });
   })