diff --git a/Ast/src/Parser.cpp b/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
index 6a0edd77..b86409cc 100644
--- a/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Ast/src/Parser.cpp
@@ -2213,6 +2213,11 @@ AstExpr* Parser::parseSimpleExpr()
         nextLexeme();
         return reportExprError(start, {}, ERROR_INVALID_INTERP_DOUBLE_BRACE);
     }
+    else if (lexer.current().type == Lexeme::BrokenInterpNoFormat)
+    {
+        nextLexeme();
+        return reportExprError(start, {}, "Interpolated strings must contain expressions, and cannot be constant");
+    }
     else if (lexer.current().type == Lexeme::Dot3)
     {
         if (functionStack.back().vararg)
diff --git a/tests/Parser.test.cpp b/tests/Parser.test.cpp
index e0fe1d0f..d112d80a 100644
--- a/tests/Parser.test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Parser.test.cpp
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ TEST_CASE_FIXTURE(Fixture, "parse_interpolated_string_without_format")
     }
     catch (const ParseErrors& e)
     {
-        CHECK_EQ("Expected identifier when parsing expression, got interpolated string with no formatting", e.getErrors().front().getMessage());
+        CHECK_EQ("Interpolated strings must contain expressions, and cannot be constant", e.getErrors().front().getMessage());
     }
 }