diff --git a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
index 3d07c7b51c..9bbdd0ee15 100644
--- a/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
+++ b/examples/vweb/vweb_example.v
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const (
 	port = 8082
 )
 
-pub struct App {
+struct App {
 pub mut:
 	vweb vweb.Context // TODO embed
 	cnt int
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index d8d8651ee4..ecc6899f2d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			f.stmts(it.stmts)
 			f.writeln('}')
 		}
-		ast.ComptimeCall {}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -539,6 +538,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.CharLiteral {
 			f.write('`$it.val`')
 		}
+		ast.ComptimeCall {}
 		ast.ConcatExpr {
 			for i, val in it.vals {
 				if i != 0 {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
index 645ed4a6c6..f8f53f6a75 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/comptime.v
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) hash() ast.HashStmt {
 }
 
 fn (mut p Parser) vweb() ast.ComptimeCall {
+	p.check(.dollar)
 	p.check(.name) // skip `vweb.html()` TODO
 	p.check(.dot)
 	p.check(.name)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 60c4e2862e..07d8724ecc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -386,13 +386,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) top_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			return p.struct_decl()
 		}
 		.dollar {
-			if p.peek_tok.kind == .key_if {
-				return p.comp_if()
-			} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .name {
-				return ast.ExprStmt{
-					expr: p.vweb()
-				}
-			}
+			return p.comp_if()
 		}
 		.hash {
 			return p.hash()
@@ -501,7 +495,13 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt() ast.Stmt {
 			return p.return_stmt()
 		}
 		.dollar {
-			return p.comp_if()
+			if p.peek_tok.kind == .key_if {
+				return p.comp_if()
+			} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .name {
+				return ast.ExprStmt{
+					expr: p.vweb()
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		.key_continue, .key_break {
 			tok := p.tok
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index f1b7ad0de8..4ab0b6bc3f 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -283,9 +283,12 @@ fn handle_conn<T>(conn net.Socket, app mut T) {
 	$if debug {
 		println('action=$action')
 	}
+	app.$action()
+	/*
 	app.$action() or {
 		conn.send_string(http_404) or {}
 	}
+	*/
 	conn.close() or {}
 	app.reset()
 }