diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 85eb373c449..cdcf9345be9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ module ts {
         function tryParseParenthesizedArrowFunctionExpression(): Expression {
             var pos = getNodePos();
 
-            // Whether we are certain that we should parse an arrow expression.
+            // Indicates whether we are certain that we should parse an arrow expression.
             var triState = isParenthesizedArrowFunctionExpression();
 
             // It is not a parenthesized arrow function.
@@ -1470,11 +1470,12 @@ module ts {
             
             // Otherwise, *maybe* we had an arrow function and we need to *try* to parse it out
             // (which will ensure we rollback if we fail).
-            var sig = tryParse(parseSignatureAndArrow);
+            var sig = tryParse(parseSignatureIfArrowOrBraceFollows);
             if (sig === undefined) {
                 return undefined;
             }
             else {
+                parseExpected(SyntaxKind.EqualsGreaterThanToken);
                 return parseArrowExpressionTail(pos, sig, /*noIn:*/ false);
             }
         }
@@ -1512,8 +1513,9 @@ module ts {
                             return Tristate.True;
                         }
 
-                        // We had "(" not followed by an identifier. This definitely doesn't
-                        // look like a lambda. Note: we could be a little more lenient and allow
+                        // If we had "(" followed by something that's not an identifier,
+                        // then this definitely doesn't look like a lambda.
+                        // Note: we could be a little more lenient and allow
                         // "(public" or "(private". These would not ever actually be allowed,
                         // but we could provide a good error message instead of bailing out.
                         if (!isIdentifier()) {
@@ -1543,10 +1545,12 @@ module ts {
             return Tristate.False;
         }
 
-        function parseSignatureAndArrow(): ParsedSignature {
+        function parseSignatureIfArrowOrBraceFollows(): ParsedSignature {
             var sig = parseSignature(SyntaxKind.CallSignature, SyntaxKind.ColonToken);
-            parseExpected(SyntaxKind.EqualsGreaterThanToken);
-            return sig;
+            if (token === SyntaxKind.EqualsGreaterThanToken || token === SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken) {
+                return sig;
+            }
+            return undefined;
         }
 
         function parseArrowExpressionTail(pos: number, sig: ParsedSignature, noIn: boolean): FunctionExpression {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.errors.txt
index b9d139dba25..61a3bb002e7 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-==== tests/cases/compiler/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.ts (39 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/arrowFunctionsMissingTokens.ts (31 errors) ====
     
     module missingArrowsWithCurly {
         var a = () { };
@@ -11,31 +11,15 @@
     
         var c = (x) { };
                     ~
-!!! ',' expected.
-                 ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'x'.
+!!! '=>' expected.
     
         var d = (x: number, y: string) { };
-                  ~
-!!! ')' expected.
-                                     ~
-!!! ',' expected.
                                        ~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-                 ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'x'.
+!!! '=>' expected.
     
         var e = (x: number, y: string): void { };
-                  ~
-!!! ')' expected.
-                                     ~
-!!! ',' expected.
-                                      ~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-                                        ~~~~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-                 ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'x'.
+                                             ~
+!!! '=>' expected.
     }
     
     module missingCurliesWithArrow {
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.errors.txt
index d04b93b10ad..132e369a643 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-==== tests/cases/compiler/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.ts (25 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/compiler/fatarrowfunctionsErrors.ts (18 errors) ====
     foo((...Far:any[])=>{return 0;})
     ~~~
 !!! Cannot find name 'foo'.
@@ -39,25 +39,11 @@
                       ~
 !!! '=>' expected.
     var x2 = (a:number) :void {};
-               ~
-!!! ')' expected.
-                      ~
-!!! ',' expected.
-                        ~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-                         ~~~~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-              ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'a'.
+                              ~
+!!! '=>' expected.
     var x3 = (a:number) {};
-               ~
-!!! ')' expected.
-                      ~
-!!! ',' expected.
                         ~
-!!! Variable declaration expected.
-              ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'a'.
+!!! '=>' expected.
     var x4= (...a: any[]) { };
                           ~
 !!! '=>' expected.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
index 3a9aa15b540..fcb8ad3560d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-==== tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts (5 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts (4 errors) ====
     function fn() {
         try {
         } catch { // syntax error, missing '(x)'
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
         ~~~~~
 !!! Statement expected.
                  ~
-!!! ';' expected.
-              ~
-!!! Cannot find name 'x'.
+!!! '=>' expected.
     
         finally{ } // error missing try
         ~~~~~~~