diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 22a8037470..f56fc01276 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import v.scanner
 import v.token
 import v.util
 
-pub fn (p mut Parser) call_expr(is_c bool, is_js bool, mod string) ast.CallExpr {
+pub fn (p mut Parser) call_expr(is_c, is_js bool, mod string) ast.CallExpr {
 	first_pos := p.tok.position()
 	tok := p.tok
 	name := p.check_name()
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) fn_decl() ast.FnDecl {
 		// }
 		// TODO: talk to alex, should mut be parsed with the type like this?
 		// or should it be a property of the arg, like this ptr/mut becomes indistinguishable
-		rec_type = p.parse_type()
+		rec_type = p.parse_type_with_mut(rec_mut)
 		if is_amp && rec_mut {
 			p.error('use `(f mut Foo)` or `(f &Foo)` instead of `(f mut &Foo)`')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
index dbd75d6994..b0497f2284 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parse_type.v
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 module parser
+
 // Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Alexander Medvednikov. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-import (
-	v.table
-)
+import v.table
 
 pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_array_type() table.Type {
 	p.check(.lsbr)
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_array_type() table.Type {
 	// array
 	p.check(.rsbr)
 	elem_type := p.parse_type()
-	mut nr_dims := 1
+	var nr_dims := 1
 	for p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
 		p.check(.lsbr)
 		p.check(.rsbr)
@@ -50,14 +49,13 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_map_type() table.Type {
 
 pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_multi_return_type() table.Type {
 	p.check(.lpar)
-	mut mr_types := []table.Type
+	var mr_types := []table.Type
 	for {
 		mr_type := p.parse_type()
 		mr_types << mr_type
 		if p.tok.kind == .comma {
 			p.check(.comma)
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -71,8 +69,8 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_fn_type(name string) table.Type {
 	// p.warn('parse fn')
 	p.check(.key_fn)
 	line_nr := p.tok.line_nr
-	args,is_variadic := p.fn_args()
-	mut return_type := table.void_type
+	args, is_variadic := p.fn_args()
+	var return_type := table.void_type
 	if p.tok.line_nr == line_nr && p.tok.kind.is_start_of_type() {
 		return_type = p.parse_type()
 	}
@@ -86,14 +84,22 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_fn_type(name string) table.Type {
 	return table.new_type(idx)
 }
 
+pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_type_with_mut(is_mut bool) table.Type {
+	typ := p.parse_type()
+	if is_mut {
+		return table.type_set_nr_muls(typ, 1)
+	}
+	return typ
+}
+
 pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_type() table.Type {
 	// optional
-	mut is_optional := false
+	var is_optional := false
 	if p.tok.kind == .question {
 		p.next()
 		is_optional = true
 	}
-	mut nr_muls := 0
+	var nr_muls := 0
 	if p.tok.kind == .key_mut {
 		nr_muls++
 		p.next()
@@ -102,8 +108,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_type() table.Type {
 	for p.tok.kind in [.and, .amp] {
 		if p.tok.kind == .and {
 			nr_muls += 2
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			nr_muls++
 		}
 		p.next()
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_type() table.Type {
 		p.next()
 		p.check(.dot)
 	}
-	mut typ := p.parse_any_type(is_c, is_js, nr_muls > 0)
+	var typ := p.parse_any_type(is_c, is_js, nr_muls > 0)
 	if is_optional {
 		typ = table.type_set(typ, .optional)
 	}
@@ -124,16 +129,14 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_type() table.Type {
 	return typ
 }
 
-pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_any_type(is_c bool, is_js bool, is_ptr bool) table.Type {
-	mut name := p.tok.lit
+pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_any_type(is_c, is_js, is_ptr bool) table.Type {
+	var name := p.tok.lit
 	if is_c {
 		name = 'C.$name'
-	}
-	else if is_js {
+	} else if is_js {
 		name = 'JS.$name'
-	}
-	// `module.Type`
-	else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
+	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot {
+		// `module.Type`
 		// /if !(p.tok.lit in p.table.imports) {
 		if !p.known_import(name) {
 			println(p.table.imports)
@@ -143,26 +146,24 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_any_type(is_c bool, is_js bool, is_ptr bool) table.T
 		p.check(.dot)
 		// prefix with full module
 		name = '${p.imports[name]}.$p.tok.lit'
-	}
-	else if p.expr_mod != '' {
+	} else if p.expr_mod != '' {
 		name = p.expr_mod + '.' + name
-	}
-	// `Foo` in module `mod` means `mod.Foo`
-	else if !(p.mod in ['builtin', 'main']) && !(name in table.builtin_type_names) {
+	} else if !(p.mod in ['builtin', 'main']) && !(name in table.builtin_type_names) {
+		// `Foo` in module `mod` means `mod.Foo`
 		name = p.mod + '.' + name
 	}
 	// p.warn('get type $name')
 	match p.tok.kind {
-		// func
 		.key_fn {
+			// func
 			return p.parse_fn_type('')
 		}
-		// array
 		.lsbr {
+			// array
 			return p.parse_array_type()
 		}
-		// multiple return
 		.lpar {
+			// multiple return
 			if is_ptr {
 				p.error('parse_type: unexpected `&` before multiple returns')
 			}
@@ -225,10 +226,10 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_any_type(is_c bool, is_js bool, is_ptr bool) table.T
 				'bool' {
 					return table.bool_type
 				}
-				// struct / enum / placeholder
 				else {
+					// struct / enum / placeholder
 					// struct / enum
-					mut idx := p.table.find_type_idx(name)
+					var idx := p.table.find_type_idx(name)
 					if idx > 0 {
 						return table.new_type(idx)
 					}
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) parse_any_type(is_c bool, is_js bool, is_ptr bool) table.T
 					// println('NOT FOUND: $name - adding placeholder - $idx')
 					return table.new_type(idx)
 				}
-	}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }