diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/go2gno.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/go2gno.go
index 34686dc4cc1..1ef23a0079e 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/go2gno.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/go2gno.go
@@ -433,7 +433,10 @@ func Go2Gno(fs *token.FileSet, gon ast.Node) (n Node) {
 		recv := FieldTypeExpr{}
 		if isMethod {
 			if len(gon.Recv.List) > 1 {
-				panic("*ast.FuncDecl cannot have multiple receivers")
+				panic("method has multiple receivers")
+			}
+			if len(gon.Recv.List) == 0 {
+				panic("method has no receiver")
 			}
 			recv = *Go2Gno(fs, gon.Recv.List[0]).(*FieldTypeExpr)
 		}
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/parse_err0.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/parse_err0.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88a8e0df132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/parse_err0.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// https://github.com/gnolang/gno/issues/3727
+
+package main
+
+func () A()
+
+func main() {}
+
+// Error:
+// method has no receiver