diff --git a/examples/database/mysql.v b/examples/database/mysql.v
index 72ac398a99..bb1d7ce84b 100644
--- a/examples/database/mysql.v
+++ b/examples/database/mysql.v
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@
 // 	res.free()
 // 	conn.close()
 // }
+
+fn main() {
+	
+}	
diff --git a/examples/database/pg/customer.v b/examples/database/pg/customer.v
index 46e19e3d3d..4f62282a27 100644
--- a/examples/database/pg/customer.v
+++ b/examples/database/pg/customer.v
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 */
+
+fn main() {
+	
+}	
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index 0e5d40c0cb..94f31d90b7 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ pub fn (v mut V) generate_main() {
 				cgen.genln('$cgen.fn_main;')
 				v.gen_main_end('return 0')
 			}
-			else {
+			else if !v.pref.is_repl {
 				verror('function `main` is not declared in the main module')
 			}
 		}
@@ -453,7 +453,9 @@ pub fn (v mut V) generate_main() {
 			// Generate a C `main`, which calls every single test function
 			v.gen_main_start(false)
 
-			if v.pref.is_stats { cgen.genln('BenchedTests bt = main__start_testing();') }
+			if v.pref.is_stats {
+				cgen.genln('BenchedTests bt = main__start_testing();')
+			}
 
 			for _, f in v.table.fns {
 				if f.name.starts_with('main__test_') {