diff --git a/0.3_roadmap.txt b/0.3_roadmap.txt
index d15048ddc7..243dba4af7 100644
--- a/0.3_roadmap.txt
+++ b/0.3_roadmap.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 - method expressions with an explicit receiver as the first argument
 - fix all remaining generics issues (`foo(5)` instead of `foo<int>(5)` etc)
 - merge v.c and v_win.c
+- more advanced errors, not just `error('message')`
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 638c490ea7..363fa69684 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -1361,6 +1361,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assign_stmt(assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 			g.writeln('); // free str on re-assignment')
 		}
 	}
+	// Autofree tmp arg vars
+	first_right := assign_stmt.right[0]
+	af := g.pref.autofree && first_right is ast.CallExpr && !g.is_builtin_mod
+	if af {
+		g.autofree_call_pregen(first_right as ast.CallExpr)
+	}
+	//
 	// Handle optionals. We need to declare a temp variable for them, that's why they are handled
 	// here, not in call_expr().
 	// `pos := s.index('x') or { return }`
@@ -1388,13 +1395,6 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_assign_stmt(assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 			// return
 		}
 	}
-	// Autofree tmp arg vars
-	first_right := assign_stmt.right[0]
-	af := g.pref.autofree && first_right is ast.CallExpr && !g.is_builtin_mod
-	if af {
-		g.autofree_call_pregen(first_right as ast.CallExpr)
-	}
-	//
 	// json_test failed w/o this check
 	if return_type != table.void_type && return_type != 0 {
 		sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(return_type)
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/valgrind/1.strings_and_arrays.v b/vlib/v/tests/valgrind/1.strings_and_arrays.v
index 0fed5e83e3..af016cc047 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/valgrind/1.strings_and_arrays.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/valgrind/1.strings_and_arrays.v
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ fn opt(s string) ?int {
 	return 1
 }
 
-/*
 fn optional_str() {
 	q := 'select'
 	s := 'query: select'
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ fn optional_str() {
 	}
 	println(pos + 1)
 }
-*/
+
 fn tt() {
 	// time.parse_rfc2822('1234')
 }