diff --git a/lib/hamlit/concerns/indentable.rb b/lib/hamlit/concerns/indentable.rb
index 71fc3d57..16ab2b0d 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/concerns/indentable.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/concerns/indentable.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ module Hamlit
       include Concerns::Error
 
       def reset_indent
+        @indent_logs    = []
         @current_indent = 0
       end
 
       # Return nearest line's indent level since next line. This method ignores
       # empty line. It returns -1 if next_line does not exist.
       def next_indent
+        return 1 if !@indent_space && fetch_indent(next_line).length > 0
         count_indent(next_line)
       end
 
@@ -28,19 +30,16 @@ module Hamlit
         @current_indent -= 1
       end
 
-      def count_indent(line, strict: false)
+      def count_indent(line)
         return EOF unless line
-        width = count_width(line)
+        return 0 if indent_rule == 0
 
-        return (width + 1) / 2 unless strict
-        compile_error!('Expected to count even-width indent') if width.odd?
-
-        width / 2
+        line.match(/\A[ \t]+/).to_s.length / indent_rule
       end
 
       def count_width(line)
         return EOF unless line
-        line[/\A +/].to_s.length
+        line[/\A[ \t]+/].to_s.length
       end
 
       def same_indent?(line)
@@ -50,31 +49,30 @@ module Hamlit
 
       # Validate current line's indentation
       def validate_indentation!(ast)
-        width = next_width
-        return false if width == @current_indent * 2
+        return true unless next_line
 
-        if width != Hamlit::EOF && (width > @current_indent * 2 || width.odd?)
-          ast << [:newline]
-          ast << syntax_error(
-            "inconsistent indentation: #{2 * @current_indent} spaces used for indentation, "\
-            "but the rest of the document was indented using #{width} spaces"
-          )
+        indent = fetch_indent(next_line)
+        if indent.include?(' ') && indent.include?("\t")
+          syntax_error!("Indentation can't use both tabs and spaces.")
         end
-        true
+        @indent_logs << indent
+
+        if !@indent_space && @indent_logs.last != ''
+          @indent_space = @indent_logs.last
+        end
+        validate_indentation_consistency!(indent)
+
+        next_indent != @current_indent
       end
 
       # Validate the template is using consitent indentation, 2 spaces or a tab.
-      def validate_indentation_consistency!(template)
-        last_indent = ''
+      def validate_indentation_consistency!(indent)
+        return false if indent.empty?
+        return false if !@indent_space || @indent_space.empty?
 
-        indents = template.scan(/^[ \t]+/)
-        indents.each do |indent|
-          if last_indent.include?(' ') && indent.include?("\t") ||
-              last_indent.include?("\t") && indent.include?(' ')
-            syntax_error!(%Q{Inconsistent indentation: #{indent_label(indent)} used for indentation, but the rest of the document was indented using #{indent_label(last_indent)}.})
-          end
-
-          last_indent = indent
+        if indent[0] != @indent_space[0] || indent.length < @indent_space.length
+          syntax_error!("Inconsistent indentation: #{indent_label(indent)} used for indentation, "\
+                        "but the rest of the document was indented using #{indent_label(@indent_space)}.")
         end
       end
 
@@ -87,19 +85,43 @@ module Hamlit
         "#{length} #{label}#{'s' if length > 1}"
       end
 
-      # Replace hard tabs into 2 spaces
-      def replace_hard_tabs(template)
-        lines = []
-        template.each_line do |line|
-          lines << line.gsub(/^\t+/) do |match|
-            ' ' * (match.length * 2)
-          end
-        end
-        lines.join
+      def has_block?
+        return false unless next_line
+        return fetch_indent(next_line).length > 0 unless @indent_space
+
+        next_indent > @current_indent
       end
 
-      def has_block?
-        next_indent > @current_indent
+      private
+
+      def indent_label(indent)
+        return %Q{"#{indent}"} if indent.include?(' ') && indent.include?("\t")
+
+        label  = indent.include?(' ') ? 'space' : 'tab'
+        length = indent.match(/[ \t]+/).to_s.length
+
+        "#{length} #{label}#{'s' if length > 1}"
+      end
+
+      def count_width(line)
+        return EOF unless line
+        line[/\A +/].to_s.length
+      end
+
+      def next_space
+        next_line[/\A +/].to_s
+      end
+
+      def next_width
+        count_width(next_line)
+      end
+
+      def indent_rule
+        (@indent_space || '').length
+      end
+
+      def fetch_indent(str)
+        str.match(/^[ \t]+/).to_s
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/hamlit/concerns/line_reader.rb b/lib/hamlit/concerns/line_reader.rb
index 524d3c49..0adedada 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/concerns/line_reader.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/concerns/line_reader.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module Hamlit
       end
 
       def skip_lines
-        while next_indent >= @current_indent
+        while next_line && next_indent >= @current_indent
           @current_lineno += 1
         end
       end
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ module Hamlit
       end
 
       def read_line?
-        return true if count_indent(next_line, strict: false) >= @current_indent
+        return false unless next_line
+        return true if next_line.index(/^#{@indent_logs.last}[ \t]/)
 
         line = @lines[@current_lineno + 1]
         return false unless line
diff --git a/lib/hamlit/parser.rb b/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
index 4ded5906..8e1c4524 100644
--- a/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/hamlit/parser.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ module Hamlit
     # Reset the parser state.
     def reset(template)
       validate_indentation_consistency!(template)
-      template = replace_hard_tabs(template)
       template = preprocess_multilines(template)
 
       reset_lines(template.split("\n"))
@@ -62,6 +61,9 @@ module Hamlit
         ast << [:static, "\n"] unless skip_newline?(node)
       end
       ast
+    rescue => e
+      ast << syntax_error(e.message)
+      ast
     end
 
     # Parse current line and return AST.
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ module Hamlit
       return [:multi] if empty_line?(line)
 
       scanner = wrap_scanner(line)
-      scanner.scan(/ +/)
+      scanner.scan(/[ \t]+/)
 
       unless inline
         ast = parse_outer_line(scanner)
diff --git a/spec/hamlit/engine/error_spec.rb b/spec/hamlit/engine/error_spec.rb
index 64afc327..18968832 100644
--- a/spec/hamlit/engine/error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hamlit/engine/error_spec.rb
@@ -11,16 +11,18 @@ describe Hamlit::Engine do
       expect { render_string(<<-HAML.unindent) }.
         %a
             %b
+         %a
       HAML
-        to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, 'inconsistent indentation: 2 spaces used for indentation, but the rest of the document was indented using 4 spaces')
+        to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, 'Inconsistent indentation: 1 space used for indentation, but the rest of the document was indented using 4 spaces.')
     end
 
     it 'raises syntax error for illegal indentation' do
       expect { render_string(<<-HAML.unindent) }.
         %a
-         %b
+        \t\t%a
+        \t%a
       HAML
-        to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, 'inconsistent indentation: 2 spaces used for indentation, but the rest of the document was indented using 1 spaces')
+        to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, 'Inconsistent indentation: 1 tab used for indentation, but the rest of the document was indented using 2 tabs.')
     end
 
     it 'raises syntax error which has correct line number in backtrace' do
@@ -59,5 +61,13 @@ describe Hamlit::Engine do
       HAML
         to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, 'Unbalanced brackets.')
     end
+
+    it 'raises syntax error for an inconsistent indentation' do
+      expect { render_string(<<-HAML.unindent) }.
+        %p
+        \t %span
+      HAML
+        to raise_error(Hamlit::SyntaxError, "Indentation can't use both tabs and spaces.")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/hamlit/engine/indent_spec.rb b/spec/hamlit/engine/indent_spec.rb
index ff9b5c0a..2f94f503 100644
--- a/spec/hamlit/engine/indent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/hamlit/engine/indent_spec.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,33 @@ describe Hamlit::Engine do
         </p>
       HTML
     end
+
+    it 'accepts N-space indentation' do
+      assert_render(<<-HAML, <<-HTML)
+        %p
+           %span
+              foo
+      HAML
+        <p>
+        <span>
+        foo
+        </span>
+        </p>
+      HTML
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts N-tab indentation' do
+      assert_render(<<-HAML, <<-HTML, compatible_only: :haml)
+        %p
+        \t%span
+        \t\tfoo
+      HAML
+        <p>
+        <span>
+        foo
+        </span>
+        </p>
+      HTML
+    end
   end
 end