diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 67ab421a2d..68ac4f0197 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) enum_val(node ast.EnumVal) table.Type {
 	c.table.find_type_idx(node.enum_name) }
 	// println('checker: enum_val: $node.enum_name typeidx=$typ_idx')
 	if typ_idx == 0 {
-		c.error('not an enum (type_idx=0)', node.pos)
+		c.error('not an enum (name=$node.enum_name) (type_idx=0)', node.pos)
 	}
 	typ := c.table.get_type_symbol(table.Type(typ_idx))
 	// println('tname=$typ.name')
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 475c4b6227..cf7f95a054 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn parse_stmt(text string, table &table.Table, scope &ast.Scope) ast.Stmt {
 		pref: &pref.Preferences{}
 		scope: scope
 		// scope: &ast.Scope{start_pos: 0, parent: 0}
-
+		
 	}
 	p.init_parse_fns()
 	p.read_first_token()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn parse_file(path string, table &table.Table, comments_mode scanner.Comment
 			parent: 0
 		}
 		// comments_mode: comments_mode
-
+		
 	}
 	p.read_first_token()
 	// p.scope = &ast.Scope{start_pos: p.tok.position(), parent: 0}
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			return ast.ExprStmt{
 				expr: expr
 				// typ: typ
-
+				
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -641,7 +641,9 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		// || p.table.known_type(p.tok.lit)) {
 		return p.struct_init()
 	}
-	else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot && p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() {
+	else if p.peek_tok.kind == .dot &&
+	//
+	(p.tok.lit[0].is_capital() && !p.scope.known_var(p.tok.lit)) {
 		// `Color.green`
 		mut enum_name := p.check_name()
 		if mod != '' {
@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) name_expr() ast.Expr {
 		p.expr_mod = ''
 		return ast.EnumVal{
 			enum_name: enum_name // lp.prepend_mod(enum_name)
-
+			
 			val: val
 			pos: p.tok.position()
 		}
@@ -796,7 +798,7 @@ pub fn (p mut Parser) expr(precedence int) (ast.Expr,table.Type) {
 					var_name: name
 					fields: fields
 					exprs: vals
-					pos:p.tok.position()
+					pos: p.tok.position()
 				}
 			}
 			p.check(.rcbr)
@@ -1215,11 +1217,11 @@ fn (p mut Parser) if_expr() ast.Expr {
 		stmts: stmts
 		else_stmts: else_stmts
 		// typ: typ
-
+		
 		pos: pos
 		has_else: has_else
 		// left: left
-
+		
 	}
 	return node
 }
@@ -1645,12 +1647,12 @@ fn (p mut Parser) var_decl_and_assign_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		return ast.VarDecl{
 			name: ident.name
 			// name2: name2
-
+			
 			expr: expr // p.expr(token.lowest_prec)
-
+			
 			is_mut: info0.is_mut
 			// typ: typ
-
+			
 			pos: p.tok.position()
 		}
 		// return p.var_decl(ident[0], exprs[0])
@@ -1788,7 +1790,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) match_expr() ast.Expr {
 		blocks: blocks
 		match_exprs: match_exprs
 		// typ: typ
-
+		
 		cond: cond
 	}
 	return node