diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 68637060bc..85258a7f84 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -5417,6 +5417,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) map_init(mut node ast.MapInit) table.Type {
 		}
 		val := node.vals[i]
 		key_type := c.expr(key)
+		c.expected_type = val0_type
 		val_type := c.expr(val)
 		if !c.check_types(key_type, key0_type) {
 			msg := c.expected_msg(key_type, key0_type)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/match_in_map_init_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/match_in_map_init_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ef88623db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/match_in_map_init_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+fn test_match_in_map_init() {
+	ret := foo()
+	println(ret)
+	assert ret == map{'token': 'a', 'sleep': '30', 'every': '1'}
+}
+
+fn foo() map[string]string {
+	mut cfg := map[string][]string{}
+	cfg['token'] = ['a', 'b']
+	cfg['sleep'] = ['30', '60']
+	cfg['every'] = ['1', '5']
+
+	return map{
+		'token': cfg['token'][0]
+		'sleep': match cfg['sleep'][0].len {
+			0 { '60' }
+			else { cfg['sleep'][0] }
+		}
+		'every': match cfg['every'][0].len {
+			0 { '5' }
+			else { cfg['every'][0] }
+		}
+	}
+}