diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index d3a098f..eaf3ae3 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ run: all bin/modal
 	@ bin/modal examples/hello.modal 2> /dev/null
 test: bin/modal-debug bin/modal
 	@ bin/modal -v
-	@ bin/modal-debug examples/tests.modal 2> /dev/null
+	@ bin/modal-debug examples/tests.modal
 install: bin/modal
 	cp bin/modal ~/bin/
 uninstall:
diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 8b72423..11965aa 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -140,9 +140,13 @@ parse_frag(char *s)
 	while((c = *s) && c <= ' ') s++;
 	if(*s != ')' && *s != '<' && s[1] != '>') {
 		ss = walk(s);
-		if(*s == '(') s++, ss--;
-		while(s < ss) *dict_++ = *s++;
-		s++;
+		if(*s == '('){
+			s++;
+			while(s < ss-1) *dict_++ = *s++;
+			s++;
+		}
+		else
+			while(s < ss) *dict_++ = *s++;
 	}
 	*dict_++ = 0;
 	return s;