diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_ops_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_ops_keep.vv
index df3d3af1da..270f3e10b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_ops_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_ops_keep.vv
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn test_channel_array_mut() {
 	sem := sync.new_semaphore()
 	go do_rec_calc_send(chs, sem)
 	mut t := i64(100)
-	for _ in 0 .. num_iterations {
+	for _ in 0 .. main.num_iterations {
 		chs[0] <- t
 		t = <-chs[1]
 	}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn test_channel_array_mut() {
 	c := ch[1].cap
 	d := ch[o].len
 	sem.wait()
-	assert t == 100 + num_iterations
+	assert t == 100 + main.num_iterations
 	ch2 := chan mut St{cap: 10}
 	go g(ch2)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_or_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_or_keep.vv
index a6e7a90625..4cd531862f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_or_keep.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/chan_or_keep.vv
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ const n = 1000
 
 fn f(ch chan int) {
 	mut s := 0
-	for _ in 0 .. n {
+	for _ in 0 .. main.n {
 		s += <-ch or {
 			println('Something went wrong:')
 			println('got $err')
 		}
 	}
-	assert s == n * (n + 1) / 2
+	assert s == main.n * (main.n + 1) / 2
 	ch.close()
 }
 
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ fn main() {
 	for {
 		s = do_send(ch, s) or { break }
 	}
-	assert s == n + 1
+	assert s == main.n + 1
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
index 9b9ddc25fe..ada9531fa4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mut:
 }
 
 fn (shared x St) f(shared z St) {
-	for _ in 0 .. reads_per_thread {
+	for _ in 0 .. main.reads_per_thread {
 		rlock x { // other instances may read at the same time
 			time.sleep_ms(1)
 			assert x.a == 7 || x.a == 5
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		a: 5
 	}
 	shared z := &St{
-		a: read_threads
+		a: main.read_threads
 	}
-	for _ in 0 .. read_threads {
+	for _ in 0 .. main.read_threads {
 		go x.f(shared z)
 	}
-	for i in 0 .. writes {
+	for i in 0 .. main.writes {
 		lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones
 			x.a = 17 // this value should never be read
 			time.sleep_ms(50)