diff --git a/sources/JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase.cls b/sources/JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase.cls
index f9ec4c3d..ae9e49de 100644
--- a/sources/JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase.cls
+++ b/sources/JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase.cls
@@ -1407,6 +1407,23 @@ test_extensionMethodSelection
 			[self cloneRowanSample1.
 			self ensureRowanSample1Loaded]!
 
+test_failMethodCompile
+	| source |
+	self testsIssue: #issue458 withTitle: '(3.0.64) category error'.
+	self selectRowanSample1Test.
+	self projectsPresenter basicAddMethodCategory: 'newCategory'.
+	
+	[source := 'failCompile  aaaaa'.
+	self methodSourcePresenter value: source.
+	TestMessageBox enableJadeiteTestMessageBox.
+	TestMessageBox plannedResult: #ok.
+	self projectsPresenter editSaveMethod: self classListPresenter selection.
+	self selectCategoryNamed: 'tests'.	"error happened here"
+	self assertIsNil: (self methodListPresenter list
+				detect: [:methodService | methodService selector = #failCompile]
+				ifNone: [])]
+			ensure: [self projectsPresenter basicRemoveMethodCategories]!
+
 test_filtersUpdatedInHierarchyView
 	| selectedClass browserServiceCategories |
 	self testsIssue: #issue343 withTitle: 'Category/Variables tab not updating correctly'.
@@ -3691,6 +3708,7 @@ waitForPresenter: presenter
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_expansion!public!test class hierarchy! !
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_extensionColoringInHierarchy!public!test class hierarchy! !
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_extensionMethodSelection!public!test class list! !
+!JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_failMethodCompile!public!test class list!tests! !
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_filtersUpdatedInHierarchyView!public!test class hierarchy! !
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_findClass!public!test class list!tests! !
 !JadeiteProjectBrowserTestCase categoriesFor: #test_findMethodChangesCategories!public!test categories! !
diff --git a/sources/JadeiteProjectsBrowserPresenter.cls b/sources/JadeiteProjectsBrowserPresenter.cls
index 56b15819..8d19ea33 100644
--- a/sources/JadeiteProjectsBrowserPresenter.cls
+++ b/sources/JadeiteProjectsBrowserPresenter.cls
@@ -573,14 +573,20 @@ editSaveMethod
 	self redrawAllViews!
 
 editSaveMethod: classService
-	self
-		editSaveMethod: classService
-		in: methodSourcePresenter
-		category: self targetCategory.
+	| compileResult |
+	compileResult := self
+				editSaveMethod: classService
+				in: methodSourcePresenter
+				category: self targetCategory.
+	compileResult == false
+		ifTrue: [self updateService: classService	"If we got a compile error our methods need a refresh"].
 	classService selectedMethods
 		ifNotNil: 
-			["there will be no method selected on a compiler error"
-			self selectMethodsFrom: classService]!
+			[:methodServices |
+			methodServices notEmpty
+				ifTrue: 
+					["there will be no method selected on a compiler error"
+					self selectMethodsFrom: classService]]!
 
 expandHierarchyAt: classService
 	Cursor wait showWhile: 
diff --git a/sources/Rowan UI Base.pax b/sources/Rowan UI Base.pax
index ece19f76..d766e302 100644
--- a/sources/Rowan UI Base.pax	
+++ b/sources/Rowan UI Base.pax	
@@ -1748,13 +1748,15 @@ editSaveMethod: classService in: methodSourcePresenter category: category
 		command: #saveMethodSource:category:;
 		commandArgs: (Array with: methodSource1 with: category).
 	[self issueCommand: (Array with: classService)] on: GsCompileError
-		do: [:ex | ^self reportCompileError: ex list in: methodSourcePresenter].
+		do: 
+			[:ex |
+			self reportCompileError: ex list in: methodSourcePresenter. ^false].
 	methodSourcePresenter view firstVisibleLine: firstVisibleLine.
 	methodSourcePresenter view goto: caretPosition.
 	methodSourcePresenter value: methodSource1.
 	self displayNoMods: methodSourcePresenter.
 	(self compilationWarningFrom: classService selectedMethods)
-		ifNotNil: [:warning | self statusBarText: warning].!
+		ifNotNil: [:warning | self statusBarText: warning]!
 
 issueCommand: services
 	^self class issueCommand: services session: self gciSession.
diff --git a/sources/RowanClassService.cls b/sources/RowanClassService.cls
index 622a4fa3..ef795dc5 100644
--- a/sources/RowanClassService.cls
+++ b/sources/RowanClassService.cls
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ addHierarchyService: service to: treeModel withParent: parentService
 basicPrepareForReplication
 	"don't call anything potentially recursive here.
 	method & package services don't iterate over subcollections"
-	methods := nil. 
-	hierarchyServices := nil.
-	selectedMethods := nil.
+	methods := Array new. 
+	hierarchyServices := Array new.
+	selectedMethods := Array new. 
 	methods ifNotNil: [methods do: [:methodService | methodService basicPrepareForReplication]].
 	selectedMethods
 		ifNotNil: [selectedMethods do: [:methodService | methodService basicPrepareForReplication]].