diff --git a/vlib/compiler/parser.v b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
index 1457c704d3..6804835409 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/parser.v
@@ -395,18 +395,21 @@ fn (p mut Parser) parse(pass Pass) {
 			if p.pref.is_script && !p.pref.is_test {
 				// cur_fn is empty since there was no fn main declared
 				// we need to set it to save and find variables
+				if p.first_pass() {
+					if p.cur_fn.name == '' {
+						p.set_current_fn( MainFn )
+					}
+					return
+				}
 				if p.cur_fn.name == '' {
 					p.set_current_fn( MainFn )
 					if p.pref.is_repl {
-						if p.first_pass() {
-							return
-						}
 						p.clear_vars()
 					}
 				}
 				mut start := p.cgen.lines.len
 				p.statement(true)
-				if start > 0 && p.cgen.lines[start - 1] != '' && p.cgen.fn_main != '' {
+				if p.cgen.lines[start - 1] != '' && p.cgen.fn_main != '' {
 					start--
 				}
 				p.genln('')