1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
index 7578dd2..1481098 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -1035,6 +1035,10 @@ Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler = function() {};
 })(Handlebars.Compiler, Handlebars.JavaScriptCompiler);
 
 Handlebars.precompile = function(string, options) {
+  if (typeof string !== 'string') {
+    throw new Handlebars.Exception("You must pass a string to Handlebars.compile. You passed " + string);
+  }
+
   options = options || {};
 
   var ast = Handlebars.parse(string);
@@ -1043,6 +1047,10 @@ Handlebars.precompile = function(string, options) {
 };
 
 Handlebars.compile = function(string, options) {
+  if (typeof string !== 'string') {
+    throw new Handlebars.Exception("You must pass a string to Handlebars.compile. You passed " + string);
+  }
+
   options = options || {};
 
   var compiled;