diff --git a/symlinks/config/nvim/lua/esensar/lua_utils.lua b/symlinks/config/nvim/lua/esensar/lua_utils.lua
index 89a1b76..19833c7 100644
--- a/symlinks/config/nvim/lua/esensar/lua_utils.lua
+++ b/symlinks/config/nvim/lua/esensar/lua_utils.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ function M.eval_lua_buffer(bufnr)
 	return M.eval_lua_code(table.concat(buffer_content, "\n"))
 end
 
+function M.is_valid_lua_code(code_string)
+	local res = loadstring(code_string)
+	return type(res) == "function", res
+end
+
+function M.is_valid_lua_code_buffer(bufnr)
+	local buffer_content = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false)
+	return M.is_valid_lua_code(table.concat(buffer_content, "\n"))
+end
+
 function M.eval_lua_code(code_string)
 	-- Taken from https://github.com/bfredl/nvim-luadev/blob/master/lua/luadev.lua
 	local block = coroutine.create(loadstring(code_string))
diff --git a/symlinks/config/nvim/plugin/luapopup.lua b/symlinks/config/nvim/plugin/luapopup.lua
index b4757f5..80dfcce 100644
--- a/symlinks/config/nvim/plugin/luapopup.lua
+++ b/symlinks/config/nvim/plugin/luapopup.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ local eval_functions = {
 	[popup_type.lua] = lua_utils.eval_lua_buffer,
 	[popup_type.fennel] = lua_utils.eval_fennel_buffer,
 }
+local validate_functions = {
+	[popup_type.lua] = lua_utils.is_valid_lua_code_buffer,
+	[popup_type.fennel] = function(_)
+		-- No validation for fennel
+		return true
+	end,
+}
 
 local function get_last_win(type)
 	if type == popup_type.lua then
@@ -80,9 +87,14 @@ local function popup_and_run(type)
 
 	-- map keys
 	win:map("n", "<CR>", function(_)
-		hidden = true
-		win:hide()
-		run()
+		local valid, message = validate_functions[type](win.bufnr)
+		if not valid then
+			vim.notify("Parsing code failed: \n" .. vim.inspect(message), vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+		else
+			hidden = true
+			win:hide()
+			run()
+		end
 	end, { noremap = true })
 	win:map("n", "<Esc>", function(_)
 		cancel()