diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 743a85d..a88f698 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ func (this *conversionState) convertAssignment(n *assign.Assign, isTopLevelState
 			// we need to propagate errors
 			switch n.Expression.(type) {
 			case *expr.FunctionCall, *expr.StaticCall, *expr.New:
-				ret := "_, " + lvalue + " = " + rvalue + "\n"
+				ret := lvalue + ", err = " + rvalue + "\n"
 				ret += "if err != nil {\n"
 				ret += this.currentErrHandler
 				ret += "}\n"