diff --git a/src/lexer.js b/src/lexer.js
index 7725231..380d574 100644
--- a/src/lexer.js
+++ b/src/lexer.js
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class Juicescript_lexer {
 				break;
 				
 			case "=":
-				if		(this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL});
-				else							this.error("unexpected character '" + this.char + "'");
+				if		(this.match("="))		this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL_EQUAL});
+				else							this.token_add({type: Juicescript.token_type.EQUAL});
 				break;
 				
 			case "<":