diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/scanner.cpp b/src/frontends/lean/scanner.cpp
index d7424d59cf..556e1def95 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/scanner.cpp
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ scanner::token scanner::read_script_block() {
         next();
         if (c1 == '*') {
             char c2 = curr();
-            next();
             if (c2 == EOF)
                 throw_exception("unexpected end of script");
+            next();
             if (c2 == ')') {
                 return token::ScriptBlock;
             } else {
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean b/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab902fc293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+..
+print "begin"
+..
+print "done"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b1577cee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error1.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  Set: pp::colors
+  Set: pp::unicode
+Error (line: 1, pos: 3) invalid character sequence, '...' ellipsis expected
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean b/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64b76bed64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(* print("from lua")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4b6a53015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error2.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  Set: pp::colors
+  Set: pp::unicode
+Error (line: 1, pos: 21) unexpected end of script
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean b/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a45f48fe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(* print("from lua") *
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3adacfe196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_error3.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  Set: pp::colors
+  Set: pp::unicode
+Error (line: 1, pos: 23) unexpected end of script
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean b/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..360dca6d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print 10.0.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c6d370253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_test1.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  Set: pp::colors
+  Set: pp::unicode
+10
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean b/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecbb75f5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(*
+   a = 1 *
+2
+   print("a")
+*)
+
+prnt "fail"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70a136889d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/scan_test2.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  Set: pp::colors
+  Set: pp::unicode
+a
+Error (line: 7, pos: 0) Command expected