diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/script/parser.py b/src/ytdl_sub/script/parser.py
index bd545735..8aea41ff 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/script/parser.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/script/parser.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import String
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.syntax_tree import SyntaxTree
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.variable import FunctionArgument
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.variable import Variable
+from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import InvalidSyntaxException
 from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import StringFormattingException
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import is_valid_source_variable_name
 
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ class _Parser:
         while ch := self._read(increment_pos=False):
             if ch == "}":
                 if key is not None:
-                    raise StringFormattingException("Key with no value")
+                    raise InvalidSyntaxException("Map has a key with no value")
 
                 self._pos += 1
                 return UnresolvedMap(value=output)
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class _Parser:
                 if in_comma:
                     raise StringFormattingException("Comma followed by comma")
                 if key is not None:
-                    raise StringFormattingException("key followed by comma")
+                    raise InvalidSyntaxException("Map has a key with no value")
                 if output is None:
                     raise StringFormattingException("Empty dict with comma")
                 in_comma = True
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ class _Parser:
                 self._pos += 1
                 value_args = self._parse_args(breaking_chars=",}")
                 if len(value_args) != 1:
-                    raise StringFormattingException("Lazy parsing, no value")
+                    raise InvalidSyntaxException("Map has a key with no value")
 
                 output[key] = value_args[0]
                 key = None
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/script/utils/__init__.py b/src/ytdl_sub/script/utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/script/utils/exceptions.py b/src/ytdl_sub/script/utils/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a4df9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/script/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import ValidationException
+
+
+class InvalidSyntaxException(ValidationException):
+    """Syntax is incorrect"""
diff --git a/tests/unit/script/types/test_map.py b/tests/unit/script/types/test_map.py
index 4e316a91..73a4e28a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/script/types/test_map.py
+++ b/tests/unit/script/types/test_map.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import re
+
+import pytest
+
 from ytdl_sub.script.script import Script
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.map import ResolvedMap
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import Float
 from ytdl_sub.script.types.resolvable import String
+from ytdl_sub.script.utils.exceptions import InvalidSyntaxException
 
 
 class TestMap:
@@ -54,3 +59,18 @@ class TestMap:
 
     def test_empty_map(self):
         assert Script({"map": "{{}}"}).resolve() == {"map": ResolvedMap({})}
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "value",
+        [
+            "{{'key': }}",
+            "{{'key':}}",
+            "{{'key': 'value', 'key2':}}",
+            "{{'key': 'value', 'key2': }}",
+            "{{    'key': 'value', 'key2':\n}}",
+            "{{    'key': ,\n}}",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_key_has_no_value(self, value: str):
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidSyntaxException, match=re.escape("Map has a key with no value")):
+            Script({"map": value}).resolve()