diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
index 65ea33a..8c77f6a 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ impl SymbolTable {
   /// compilation process.
   pub fn process_ast(&mut self, ast: &ast::AST) -> Result<(), String> {
 
-    self.populate_name_tables(ast)?;
+    let errs = self.populate_name_tables(ast);
+    if !errs.is_empty() {
+      return Err(format!("{:?}", errs));
+    }
     self.resolve_symbol_ids(ast)?;
     Ok(())
   }
@@ -211,14 +214,12 @@ impl SymbolTable {
   /// constants, functions, types, and modules defined within. This simultaneously
   /// checks for dupicate definitions (and returns errors if discovered), and sets
   /// up name tables that will be used by further parts of the compiler
-  fn populate_name_tables(&mut self, ast: &ast::AST) -> Result<(), String> {
+  fn populate_name_tables(&mut self, ast: &ast::AST) -> Vec<DuplicateName> {
     let mut scope_stack = vec![];
     self.add_from_scope(ast.statements.as_ref(), &mut scope_stack)
-      .map_err(|err| format!("{:?}", err))?;
-    Ok(())
   }
 
-  fn add_from_scope<'a>(&'a mut self, statements: &[Statement], scope_stack: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<(), Vec<DuplicateName>> {
+  fn add_from_scope<'a>(&'a mut self, statements: &[Statement], scope_stack: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Vec<DuplicateName> {
     let mut errors = vec![];
 
     for statement in statements {
@@ -245,19 +246,12 @@ impl SymbolTable {
         StatementKind::Declaration(Declaration::TypeDecl { name, body, mutable }) => {
           self.add_type_members(name, body, mutable, location, scope_stack)
         }
-        _ => Ok(())
+        _ => vec![]
       };
-
-      if let Err(errs) = recursive_errs {
-        errors.extend(errs.into_iter());
-      }
+      errors.extend(recursive_errs.into_iter());
     }
 
-    if errors.is_empty() {
-      Ok(())
-    } else {
-      Err(errors)
-    }
+    errors
   }
 
   fn add_single_statement(&mut self, kind: &StatementKind, location: Location, scope_stack: &Vec<Scope>) -> Result<(), DuplicateName> {
@@ -304,7 +298,7 @@ impl SymbolTable {
       Ok(())
   }
 
-  fn add_type_members(&mut self, type_name: &TypeSingletonName, type_body: &TypeBody, _mutable: &bool, location: Location, scope_stack: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<(), Vec<DuplicateName>> {
+  fn add_type_members(&mut self, type_name: &TypeSingletonName, type_body: &TypeBody, _mutable: &bool, location: Location, scope_stack: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Vec<DuplicateName> {
     let mut errors = vec![];
 
     let mut register = |fqsn: FQSN, spec: SymbolSpec| {
@@ -378,11 +372,6 @@ impl SymbolTable {
     }
 
     scope_stack.pop();
-
-    if errors.is_empty() {
-      Ok(())
-    } else {
-      Err(errors)
-    }
+    errors
   }
 }