diff --git a/src/compiler/index.js b/src/compiler/index.js
index 75cd57ff89d..85735ff0d39 100644
--- a/src/compiler/index.js
+++ b/src/compiler/index.js
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ export default class Compiler {
     constructor (sources) {
         this.sources         = sources;
         this.esNextCompiler  = new EsNextCompiler();
-        this.rawDataCompiler = new RawFileCompiler();
 
         this.compilers = [
             new LegacyCompiler(hammerhead.processScript),
             this.esNextCompiler,
-            this.rawDataCompiler
+            new RawFileCompiler()
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/raw-file.js b/src/compiler/raw-file.js
index 754edc1616c..a2ae99bef5c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/raw-file.js
+++ b/src/compiler/raw-file.js
@@ -78,19 +78,18 @@ export default class RawFileCompiler {
     }
 
     compile (code, filename) {
-        var data = null;
+        var data     = null;
+        var testFile = new TestFile(filename);
 
         try {
             data = JSON.parse(code);
+
+            data.fixtures.forEach(fixtureSrc => RawFileCompiler._addFixture(testFile, fixtureSrc));
+
+            return testFile.getTests();
         }
         catch (err) {
             throw new GeneralError(MESSAGE.cannotParseRawFile, filename, err.toString());
         }
-
-        var testFile = new TestFile(filename);
-
-        data.fixtures.forEach(fixtureSrc => RawFileCompiler._addFixture(testFile, fixtureSrc));
-
-        return testFile.getTests();
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/server/compiler-test.js b/test/server/compiler-test.js
index 0faf4dc28fa..dcc9e0e5b67 100644
--- a/test/server/compiler-test.js
+++ b/test/server/compiler-test.js
@@ -1263,16 +1263,27 @@ describe('Compiler', function () {
         });
 
         it('Should raise an error if it cannot parse a raw file', function () {
-            var testfile = resolve('test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid.testcafe');
+            var testfile1 = resolve('test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid.testcafe');
+            var testfile2 = resolve('test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid2.testcafe');
 
-            return compile(testfile)
+            return compile(testfile1)
                 .then(function () {
                     throw new Error('Promise rejection is expected');
                 })
                 .catch(function (err) {
-                    expect(err.message).contains('Cannot parse a test source file in the raw format at "' + testfile +
+                    expect(err.message).contains('Cannot parse a test source file in the raw format at "' + testfile1 +
                                                  '" due to an error.\n\n' +
                                                  'SyntaxError: Unexpected token i');
+                })
+                .then(function () {
+                    return compile(testfile2);
+                })
+                .then(function () {
+                    throw new Error('Promise rejection is expected');
+                })
+                .catch(function (err) {
+                    expect(err.message).contains('Cannot parse a test source file in the raw format at "' + testfile2 +
+                                                 '" due to an error.\n\n');
                 });
         });
 
diff --git a/test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid2.testcafe b/test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid2.testcafe
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..184e7e2c2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/server/data/test-suites/raw/invalid2.testcafe
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "fixtures": [
+        {
+            "name": "Hey"
+        }
+    ]
+}