diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index 38496b1ad0..f1b5c3ff6d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		if !is_range_slice {
 			g.write('&')
 		}
-	} else if !node.receiver_type.is_ptr() && node.left_type.is_ptr() && node.name != 'str' {
+	} else if !node.receiver_type.is_ptr() && node.left_type.is_ptr() && node.name != 'str' &&
+		node.from_embed_type == 0 {
 		g.write('/*rec*/*')
 	}
 	if node.free_receiver && !g.inside_lambda && !g.is_builtin_mod {
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index 1675371d9b..79901f2e9f 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ pub mut:
 	form_error        string
 }
 
+// declaring init_once in your App struct is optional
+pub fn (ctx Context) init_once() {}
+
+// declaring init in your App struct is optional
+pub fn (ctx Context) init() {}
+
 pub struct Cookie {
 	name      string
 	value     string