diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index fdcb0192b..8119cda3b 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1835,6 +1835,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::tokenizeCondition(const std::string &code)
 
 void Tokenizer::findComplicatedSyntaxErrorsInTemplates()
 {
+    validate();
     TemplateSimplifier::checkComplicatedSyntaxErrorsInTemplates(list.front());
 }
 
@@ -3495,7 +3496,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
 
     // Remove __declspec()
     simplifyDeclspec();
-
+    validate();
     // remove some unhandled macros in global scope
     removeMacrosInGlobalScope();
 
diff --git a/test/testgarbage.cpp b/test/testgarbage.cpp
index cd6e4d759..d73a962d1 100644
--- a/test/testgarbage.cpp
+++ b/test/testgarbage.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode158); // #3238
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode159); // #7119
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode160); // #7190
-
+        TEST_CASE(garbageCode161); // #7200
         TEST_CASE(garbageValueFlow);
         TEST_CASE(garbageSymbolDatabase);
         TEST_CASE(garbageAST);
@@ -1382,6 +1382,10 @@ private:
         // #4169
         checkCode("volatile true , test < test < #ifdef __ppc__ true ,");
     }
+    void garbageCode161() {
+        //7200
+        ASSERT_THROW(checkCode("{ }{ if () try { } catch (...)} B : : ~B { }"), InternalError);
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestGarbage)