diff --git a/lib/next_ls.ex b/lib/next_ls.ex
index 58724239..b7420735 100644
--- a/lib/next_ls.ex
+++ b/lib/next_ls.ex
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ defmodule NextLS do
     runtime = lsp.assigns.runtime
 
     with {:ok, {formatter, _}} <- Runtime.call(runtime, {Mix.Tasks.Format, :formatter_for_file, [".formatter.exs"]}),
-         {:ok, response} <- Runtime.call(runtime, {Kernel, :apply, [formatter, [Enum.join(document, "\n")]]}) do
+         {:ok, response} when is_binary(response) or is_list(response) <-
+           Runtime.call(runtime, {Kernel, :apply, [formatter, [Enum.join(document, "\n")]]}) do
       {:reply,
        [
          %TextEdit{
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ defmodule NextLS do
         })
 
         {:reply, nil, lsp}
+
+      _ ->
+        {:reply, nil, lsp}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/next_ls_test.exs b/test/next_ls_test.exs
index f8f6280c..9d19114a 100644
--- a/test/next_ls_test.exs
+++ b/test/next_ls_test.exs
@@ -250,4 +250,52 @@ defmodule NextLSTest do
       }
     ]
   end
+
+  test "formatting gracefully handles files with syntax errors", %{client: client} do
+    assert :ok ==
+             notify(client, %{
+               method: "initialized",
+               jsonrpc: "2.0",
+               params: %{}
+             })
+
+    notify client, %{
+      method: "textDocument/didOpen",
+      jsonrpc: "2.0",
+      params: %{
+        textDocument: %{
+          uri: "file://lib/foo/bar.ex",
+          languageId: "elixir",
+          version: 1,
+          text: """
+          defmodule Foo.Bar do
+            def run() do
+
+
+              :ok
+          end
+          """
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    assert_notification "window/logMessage", %{"message" => "[NextLS] Runtime ready..."}
+
+    request client, %{
+      method: "textDocument/formatting",
+      id: 2,
+      jsonrpc: "2.0",
+      params: %{
+        textDocument: %{
+          uri: "file://lib/foo/bar.ex"
+        },
+        options: %{
+          insertSpaces: true,
+          tabSize: 2
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    assert_result 2, nil
+  end
 end