diff --git a/compiler/ledger.vim b/compiler/ledger.vim
index 495fba2..174f617 100644
--- a/compiler/ledger.vim
+++ b/compiler/ledger.vim
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ if !b:is_hledger
 	CompilerSet errorformat+=%-G%.%#
 	exe 'CompilerSet makeprg='.substitute(g:ledger_bin, ' ', '\\ ', 'g').'\ -f\ ' . substitute(shellescape(expand(g:ledger_main)), ' ', '\\ ', 'g') . '\ '.substitute(g:ledger_extra_options, ' ', '\\ ', 'g').'\ source\ ' . shellescape(expand(g:ledger_main))
 else
-	exe 'CompilerSet makeprg=('.substitute(g:ledger_bin, ' ', '\\ ', 'g').'\ -f\ ' . substitute(shellescape(expand(g:ledger_main)), ' ', '\\ ', 'g') . '\ print\ '.substitute(g:ledger_extra_options, ' ', '\\ ', 'g').'\ >\ /dev/null)'
+	let &l:makeprg='hledger check --strict' . substitute(g:ledger_extra_options, ' ', '\\ ', 'g') . '-f %:S'
+	setlocal errorformat=%Ehledger:\ %trror:\ %f:%l:%c%.%#:,%-C\ \ \|\\s%#,%-C\%l\ \|%.%#,%-C\ \ \|\\s%#,%-C\ \ \|%p^,%+C%m,%-Z\\s%#
+	" Skip all other lines:
+	setlocal errorformat+=%-G%.%#
 endif