diff --git a/ts2panda/src/debuginfo.ts b/ts2panda/src/debuginfo.ts
index 8e3b5c8fed18353e0feaff1f4675b2eca1972a78..bc7ffb529de5606d2f8c385eb0fcdcf52b30fd79 100644
--- a/ts2panda/src/debuginfo.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/src/debuginfo.ts
@@ -189,8 +189,11 @@ export class DebugInfo {
             pos = node.getStart();
         }
 
-        let loc = file.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(pos); 
-        let wholeLineText = tempWholeLineText || node.getText();
+        let loc = file.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(pos);
+        let wholeLineText = tempWholeLineText;
+        if (node.pos >= 0 && node.end >= 0) {
+            wholeLineText = wholeLineText || node.getText()
+        }
         return {
             loc: loc,
             wholeLineText: wholeLineText