diff --git a/lib/hcl-prv.h b/lib/hcl-prv.h
index 55b2a10..3cabab2 100644
--- a/lib/hcl-prv.h
+++ b/lib/hcl-prv.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ enum hcl_iotok_type_t
 	HCL_IOTOK_LPAREN,
 	HCL_IOTOK_RPAREN,
 	HCL_IOTOK_BAPAREN,  /* #[ */
-	HCL_IOTOK_QLPAREN,  /* #{ */
+	HCL_IOTOK_QLPAREN,  /* #( */
 	HCL_IOTOK_LBRACK,   /* [ */
 	HCL_IOTOK_RBRACK,   /* ] */
 	HCL_IOTOK_LBRACE,   /* { */
diff --git a/lib/print.c b/lib/print.c
index ba59934..5de5292 100644
--- a/lib/print.c
+++ b/lib/print.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static HCL_INLINE int outfmt_obj (hcl_t* hcl, int mask, hcl_oop_t obj, hcl_outbf
 		{ "[",  "[" },  /*HCL_CONCODE_ARRAY */
 		{ "#[", "[" },  /*HCL_CONCODE_BYTEARRAY */
 		{ "{",  "{" },  /*HCL_CONCODE_DIC */
-		{ "#{", "[" }   /*HCL_CONCODE_QLIST */
+		{ "#(", "[" }   /*HCL_CONCODE_QLIST */
 	};
 
 	static const hcl_bch_t *closing_parens[][2] =
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static HCL_INLINE int outfmt_obj (hcl_t* hcl, int mask, hcl_oop_t obj, hcl_outbf
 		{ "]",  "]" },   /*HCL_CONCODE_ARRAY */
 		{ "]",  "]" },   /*HCL_CONCODE_BYTEARRAY */
 		{ "}",  "}" },   /*HCL_CONCODE_DIC */
-		{ "}",  "]" }    /*HCL_CONCODE_QLIST */
+		{ ")",  "]" }    /*HCL_CONCODE_QLIST */
 	};
 
 	static const hcl_bch_t* breakers[][2] = 
diff --git a/lib/read.c b/lib/read.c
index 2ee19fc..79ebcec 100644
--- a/lib/read.c
+++ b/lib/read.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int get_sharp_token (hcl_t* hcl)
 			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (hcl, HCL_IOTOK_BAPAREN);
 			break;
 
-		case '{': /* #{ - qlist opener */
+		case '(': /* #( - qlist opener */
 			ADD_TOKEN_CHAR (hcl, '#');
 			ADD_TOKEN_CHAR(hcl, c);
 			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (hcl, HCL_IOTOK_QLPAREN);
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ static int read_object (hcl_t* hcl)
 		switch (TOKEN_TYPE(hcl)) 
 		{
 			default:
-				hcl_seterrbfmt (hcl, HCL_EINTERN, "invalid token encountered - %d %.*js", 
+				hcl_seterrbfmt (hcl, HCL_EINTERN, "invalid token(type %d) encountered - %.*js", 
 					TOKEN_TYPE(hcl), TOKEN_NAME_LEN(hcl), TOKEN_NAME_PTR(hcl));
 				return -1;
 
@@ -1830,25 +1830,28 @@ static int read_object (hcl_t* hcl)
 				if (begin_include(hcl) <= -1) return -1;
 				goto redo;
 
-			case HCL_IOTOK_LBRACK:
+			case HCL_IOTOK_LBRACK: /* [] */
+				flagv = 0;
 				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_ARRAY);
 				goto start_list;
-			case HCL_IOTOK_LBRACE:
-				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_DIC);
-				goto start_list;
 
-			case HCL_IOTOK_BAPAREN:
+			case HCL_IOTOK_BAPAREN: /* #[] */
 				flagv = 0;
 				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_BYTEARRAY);
 				goto start_list;
 
+			case HCL_IOTOK_LBRACE: /* {} */
+				flagv = 0;
+				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_DIC);
+				goto start_list;
+
 #if 0
-			case HCL_IOTOK_QLBRACK:
+			case HCL_IOTOK_QLPAREN: /* #() */
 				flagv = 0;
 				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_QLIST);
 				goto start_list;
 #endif
-			case HCL_IOTOK_LPAREN:
+			case HCL_IOTOK_LPAREN: /* () */
 				flagv = 0;
 				LIST_FLAG_SET_CONCODE (flagv, HCL_CONCODE_XLIST);
 			start_list:
@@ -1917,7 +1920,7 @@ static int read_object (hcl_t* hcl)
 					{ HCL_IOTOK_RBRACK, HCL_SYNERR_RBRACK }, /* ARRAY     [] */
 					{ HCL_IOTOK_RBRACK, HCL_SYNERR_RBRACK }, /* BYTEARRAY #[] */
 					{ HCL_IOTOK_RBRACE, HCL_SYNERR_RBRACE }, /* DIC       {} */
-					{ HCL_IOTOK_RBRACE, HCL_SYNERR_RBRACE }  /* QLIST     ${}  */
+					{ HCL_IOTOK_RPAREN, HCL_SYNERR_RPAREN }  /* QLIST     $()  */
 				};
 
 				int oldflagv;