diff --git a/ase/awk/awk_i.h b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
index 323ee024..e693a323 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk_i.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.9 2006-05-10 16:02:39 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.10 2006-05-11 18:15:34 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWKI_H_
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ struct xp_awk_run_t
 	int errnum;
 	xp_awk_tree_t* tree;
 	xp_size_t nglobals;
-
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index bf4ef24b..9c550d3b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.90 2006-05-09 15:58:16 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.91 2006-05-11 18:15:34 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -650,7 +650,13 @@ static int __run_statement (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		if (__eval_expression(run,nde) == XP_NULL) return -1;
+		{
+			xp_awk_val_t* v;
+			v = __eval_expression(run,nde);
+			if (v == XP_NULL) return -1;
+			xp_awk_refupval (v);
+			xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -2367,6 +2373,7 @@ static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_incpst (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 			xp_long_t r = ((xp_awk_val_int_t*)left)->val;
 			res = xp_awk_makeintval (run, r);
 			if (res == XP_NULL) PANIC (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+			res = xp_awk_val_nil;
 
 			res2 = xp_awk_makeintval (run, r + 1);
 			if (res2 == XP_NULL)
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t7.awk b/ase/test/awk/t7.awk
index 7f88630a..8a431564 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/t7.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t7.awk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BEGIN { i = 20; j = 0; }
-{ i++; }
-i % 2 { j++; }
+{ i++; /*i = i + 1;*/ }
+i % 2 { /*j ++;*/ j = j + 1; }
 /*"1","2" || "Yes" {}*/
 /*END { i  = i + 1234; j = j + 1234; }*/
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t8.awk b/ase/test/awk/t8.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4eaf2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t8.awk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+BEGIN { 10; 20; x=30; a=40; }