diff --git a/compiler/parser.v b/compiler/parser.v
index 1a391717f9..b71b84b589 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.v
+++ b/compiler/parser.v
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) close_scope() {
 				//if p.fileis('str.v') {
 					//println('freeing str $v.name')
 				//}
-				//continue
+				continue
 			}	else if v.ptr || v.typ.ends_with('*') {
 				free_fn = 'v_ptr_free'
 				//continue
diff --git a/compiler/scanner.v b/compiler/scanner.v
index 3ac43941b9..57e20cdfee 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.v
+++ b/compiler/scanner.v
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 	}
 	// End of $var, start next string
 	if s.inter_end {
-		if s.text[s.pos] == `\'` {
+		if s.text[s.pos] == single_quote {
 			s.inter_end = false
 			return scan_res(.str, '')
 		}
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 		// 'asdf $b' => "b" is the last name in the string, dont start parsing string
 		// at the next ', skip it
 		if s.inside_string {
-			if next_char == `\'` {
+			if next_char == single_quote {
 				s.inter_end = true
 				s.inter_start = false
 				s.inside_string = false
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) scan() ScanRes {
 		if s.inside_string {
 			s.pos++
 			// TODO UNNEEDED?
-			if s.text[s.pos] == `\'` {
+			if s.text[s.pos] == single_quote {
 				s.inside_string = false
 				return scan_res(.str, '')
 			}