diff --git a/src/SciCompDSL.jl b/src/SciCompDSL.jl
index 6d5d886224..fe0c581072 100644
--- a/src/SciCompDSL.jl
+++ b/src/SciCompDSL.jl
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Base.promote_rule(::Type{T},::Type{T2}) where {T<:Number,T2<:Expression} = Expre
 Base.one(::Type{T}) where T<:Expression = Constant(1)
 Base.zero(::Type{T}) where T<:Expression = Constant(0)
 
+function caclulate_jacobian end
+
 include("operations.jl")
 include("operators.jl")
 include("systems/diffeqs/diffeqsystem.jl")
diff --git a/src/systems/nonlinear/nonlinear_system.jl b/src/systems/nonlinear/nonlinear_system.jl
index 25f8b0de14..94f2fb710b 100644
--- a/src/systems/nonlinear/nonlinear_system.jl
+++ b/src/systems/nonlinear/nonlinear_system.jl
@@ -37,14 +37,10 @@ function generate_nlsys_function(sys::NonlinearSystem)
     :((du,u,p)->$(block))
 end
 
-function generate_nlsys_jacobian(sys::NonlinearSystem,simplify=true)
-    var_exprs = [:($(sys.vs[i].name) = u[$i]) for i in 1:length(sys.vs)]
-    param_exprs = [:($(sys.ps[i].name) = p[$i]) for i in 1:length(sys.ps)]
-
+function calculate_jacobian(sys::NonlinearSystem,simplify=true)
     sys_idxs = map(eq->isequal(eq.args[1],Constant(0)),sys.eqs)
     sys_eqs = sys.eqs[sys_idxs]
     calc_eqs = sys.eqs[.!(sys_idxs)]
-    sys_exprs = [:($(Symbol("resid[$i]")) = $(sys_eqs[i].args[2])) for i in eachindex(sys_eqs)]
     rhs = [eq.args[2] for eq in sys_eqs]
 
     for i in 1:length(calc_eqs)
@@ -59,5 +55,15 @@ function generate_nlsys_jacobian(sys::NonlinearSystem,simplify=true)
     sys_exprs
 end
 
+function generate_nlsys_jacobian(sys::NonlinearSystem,simplify=true)
+    var_exprs = [:($(sys.vs[i].name) = u[$i]) for i in 1:length(sys.vs)]
+    param_exprs = [:($(sys.ps[i].name) = p[$i]) for i in 1:length(sys.ps)]
+    jac = calculate_jacobian(sys,simplify)
+    jac_exprs = [:(J[$i,$j] = $(Expr(jac[i,j]))) for i in 1:size(jac,1), j in 1:size(jac,2)]
+    exprs = vcat(var_exprs,param_exprs,vec(jac_exprs))
+    block = expr_arr_to_block(exprs)
+    :((J,u,p,t)->$(block))
+end
+
 export NonlinearSystem
 export generate_nlsys_function
diff --git a/test/derivatives.jl b/test/derivatives.jl
index 23734b9866..dfb96dc02d 100644
--- a/test/derivatives.jl
+++ b/test/derivatives.jl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ eqs = [0 ~ σ*(y-x),
        0 ~ x*(ρ-z)-y,
        0 ~ x*y - β*z]
 sys = NonlinearSystem(eqs,[x,y,z],[σ,ρ,β])
-jac = SciCompDSL.generate_nlsys_jacobian(sys)
+jac = SciCompDSL.calculate_jacobian(sys)
 @test jac[1,1] == σ*-1
 @test jac[1,2] == σ
 @test jac[1,3] == 0
diff --git a/test/system_construction.jl b/test/system_construction.jl
index 6a489e9b13..2a91ed166a 100644
--- a/test/system_construction.jl
+++ b/test/system_construction.jl
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ eqs = [a ~ y-x,
        0 ~ x*y - β*z]
 ns = NonlinearSystem(eqs,[x,y,z],[σ,ρ,β])
 nlsys_func = SciCompDSL.generate_nlsys_function(ns)
+jac = SciCompDSL.calculate_jacobian(ns)
 jac = SciCompDSL.generate_nlsys_jacobian(ns)