diff --git a/src/uclj/core.clj b/src/uclj/core.clj
index 6ac5459..170183d 100644
--- a/src/uclj/core.clj
+++ b/src/uclj/core.clj
@@ -595,9 +595,12 @@
       (gen-eval-node (aget #^objects &b index)))
     (if (var? (resolve expr))
       (let [^clojure.lang.Var resolved-expr (resolve expr)]
-        (if (and (bound? resolved-expr) (not (.isDynamic resolved-expr)))
-          (let [expr-val @resolved-expr] (gen-eval-node {::var resolved-expr} expr-val))
-          (gen-eval-node {::unbound-var resolved-expr} @resolved-expr))) ;; var was unbound at compile time so we need to deref in in runtime
+        (cond (.isMacro resolved-expr)
+              (throw (new RuntimeException (str "Can't take value of a macro: " resolved-expr)))
+              (and (bound? resolved-expr) (not (.isDynamic resolved-expr)))
+              (let [expr-val @resolved-expr] (gen-eval-node {::var resolved-expr} expr-val))
+              :else
+              (gen-eval-node {::unbound-var resolved-expr} @resolved-expr))) ;; var was unbound at compile time so we need to deref in in runtime
       (if-let [parent (some-> expr namespace symbol resolve)]
         (if (class? parent)
           (gen-eval-node (clojure.lang.Reflector/getStaticField ^Class parent (name expr)))
diff --git a/test/uclj/core_test.clj b/test/uclj/core_test.clj
index 6a03ca5..29cb180 100644
--- a/test/uclj/core_test.clj
+++ b/test/uclj/core_test.clj
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
                        (evaluator '(let [~@(interleave varnames (range i))]
                                      (+ ~@(take i varnames)))))))))))
 
+(deftest test-eval-sym
+  (testing "taking value of macro"
+    (is (thrown? RuntimeException (evaluator '(do ->))))))
+
 (deftest test-eval-try
   (testing "try-catch maintains sybol usage across closure"
       (is (= 2 (evaluator '(let [a 1 b 2 c 3]