diff --git a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
index 41bb8f325f..4f7b0189a1 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vfmt.v
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ fn (foptions &FormatOptions) format_file(file string) {
 		eprintln('vfmt2 running fmt.fmt over file: $file')
 	}
 	table := table.new_table()
+	//checker := checker.new_checker(table, prefs)
 	file_ast := parser.parse_file(file, table, .parse_comments, prefs, &ast.Scope{parent: 0})
+	//checker.check(file_ast)
 	formatted_content := fmt.fmt(file_ast, table)
 	file_name := os.file_name(file)
 	vfmt_output_path := os.join_path(os.temp_dir(), 'vfmt_' + file_name)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 947f7f6dd8..8c9555508f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ mut:
 	fn_return_type table.Type // current function's return type
 	const_decl     string
 	const_deps     []string
+	assigned_var_name string
 	// fn_decl        ast.FnDecl
 	pref           &pref.Preferences // Preferences shared from V struct
 }
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) assign_stmt(assign_stmt mut ast.AssignStmt) {
 		for i, _ in assign_stmt.left {
 			mut ident := assign_stmt.left[i]
 			mut ident_var_info := ident.var_info()
+			c.assigned_var_name = ident.name
 			val_type := c.expr(assign_stmt.right[i])
 			if assign_stmt.op == .assign {
 				var_type := c.expr(ident)
@@ -496,6 +498,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) assign_stmt(assign_stmt mut ast.AssignStmt) {
 		}
 	}
 	c.expected_type = table.void_type
+			c.assigned_var_name = ''
 }
 
 pub fn (c mut Checker) array_init(array_init mut ast.ArrayInit) table.Type {
@@ -994,9 +997,9 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) match_expr(node mut ast.MatchExpr) table.Type {
 }
 
 pub fn (c mut Checker) if_expr(node mut ast.IfExpr) table.Type {
-	if c.expected_type != table.void_type {
-		// sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.expected_type)
-		// println('$c.file.path  $node.pos.line_nr IF: checker exp type = ' + sym.name)
+	if c.expected_type != table.void_type || c.assigned_var_name != '' {
+		//sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.expected_type)
+		//println('$c.file.path  $node.pos.line_nr IF is expr: checker exp type = ' + sym.name)
 		node.is_expr = true
 	}
 	node.typ = table.void_type
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 80cea09892..a0e1c0463d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	tabs = ['', '\t', '\t\t', '\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t\t', 
+	tabs = ['', '\t', '\t\t', '\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t\t',
 		'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t']
 	max_len = 80
 )
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ mut:
 	single_line_if bool
 	cur_mod        string
 	file           ast.File
+	did_imports bool
 }
 
 pub fn fmt(file ast.File, table &table.Table) string {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ pub fn fmt(file ast.File, table &table.Table) string {
 		indent: 0
 		file: file
 	}
+	f.cur_mod = 'main'
 	for stmt in file.stmts {
 		f.stmt(stmt)
 	}
@@ -77,10 +79,16 @@ fn (f mut Fmt) mod(mod ast.Module) {
 }
 
 fn (f mut Fmt) imports(imports []ast.Import) {
+	if f.did_imports {
+		return
+	}
+	f.did_imports = true
 	if imports.len == 1 {
 		imp_stmt_str := f.imp_stmt_str(imports[0])
 		f.writeln('import ${imp_stmt_str}\n')
-	} else if imports.len > 1 {
+	}
+	//
+ else if imports.len > 1 {
 		f.writeln('import (')
 		f.indent++
 		for imp in imports {
@@ -667,7 +675,7 @@ fn short_module(name string) string {
 }
 
 fn (f mut Fmt) if_expr(it ast.IfExpr) {
-	single_line := it.branches.len == 2 && it.has_else && it.branches[0].stmts.len == 
+	single_line := it.branches.len == 2 && it.has_else && it.branches[0].stmts.len ==
 		1 && it.branches[1].stmts.len == 1 && it.is_expr
 	f.single_line_if = single_line
 	for i, branch in it.branches {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/conditions_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/conditions_expected.vv
index d9c69302f3..6378ceeff3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/conditions_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/conditions_expected.vv
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ fn fn_with_if_else() {
 }
 
 fn fn_with_if_else_oneline() {
-	x := if true { 1 } else { 2 }
+	x := if true {
+		1
+	} else {
+		2
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 7f6045ff47..85b73d0ccd 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ mut:
 	ast_imports  []ast.Import
 	is_amp       bool
 	returns      bool
-
 	inside_match_case bool // to separate `match_expr { }` from `Struct{}`
 	//comments []ast.Comment
 }