diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/ptr_array_init.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/ptr_array_init.out
index dd72b47e9f..ada30a138b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/ptr_array_init.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/ptr_array_init.out
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/sum.vv:2:14: warning: arrays of references need to be initialized right away (unless used inside `unsafe`)
+vlib/v/checker/tests/ptr_array_init.vv:2:14: warning: arrays of references need to be initialized right away (unless used inside `unsafe`)
     1 | fn main() {
     2 |     println(*[]&int{len: 1}[0])
       |              ~~~~~~~
     3 | }
-    4 |
-
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.out
index f392a1fc10..63b6a905b3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.out
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.vv:43:11: warning: arrays of references need to be initialized right away (unless used inside `unsafe`)
+   41 |     shared g := Pro{}
+   42 |     g.pers.age = 42
+   43 |     mut h := []shared Pro{len: 3}
+      |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   44 |     h[2].pers.age = 42
+   45 |     println(h[2].pers.age)
 vlib/v/checker/tests/shared_element_lock.vv:36:5: error: `pr.pe` is `shared` and needs explicit lock for `v.ast.SelectorExpr`
    34 |         }
    35 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/eval/expr.v b/vlib/v/eval/expr.v
index f6bbf78fe6..d4a2ecd47f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/eval/expr.v
+++ b/vlib/v/eval/expr.v
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ pub fn (mut e Eval) expr(expr ast.Expr, expecting ast.Type) Object {
 		ast.ChanInit, ast.Comment, ast.ComptimeCall, ast.ComptimeSelector, ast.ComptimeType,
 		ast.ConcatExpr, ast.DumpExpr, ast.EmptyExpr, ast.EnumVal, ast.GoExpr, ast.IfGuardExpr,
 		ast.IndexExpr, ast.IsRefType, ast.Likely, ast.LockExpr, ast.MapInit, ast.MatchExpr,
-		ast.NodeError, ast.None, ast.OffsetOf, ast.OrExpr, ast.RangeExpr, ast.SelectExpr,
+		ast.Nil, ast.NodeError, ast.None, ast.OffsetOf, ast.OrExpr, ast.RangeExpr, ast.SelectExpr,
 		ast.SqlExpr, ast.TypeNode, ast.TypeOf, ast.UnsafeExpr {
 			e.error('unhandled expression ${typeof(expr).name}')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
index cbf23187af..3bec5f910a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/golang/golang.v
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Gen) expr(node_ ast.Expr) {
 		ast.MatchExpr {
 			f.match_expr(node)
 		}
+		ast.Nil {}
 		ast.None {
 			f.write('none')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index 23c8b0b543..2aa5cde636 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) expr(node_ ast.Expr) {
 		ast.LockExpr {
 			g.gen_lock_expr(node)
 		}
+		ast.Nil {}
 		ast.NodeError {}
 		ast.Nil {
 			g.write('null')
diff --git a/vlib/v/preludes/test_runner_normal.v b/vlib/v/preludes/test_runner_normal.v
index 39f7ddafc2..c219a50d93 100644
--- a/vlib/v/preludes/test_runner_normal.v
+++ b/vlib/v/preludes/test_runner_normal.v
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ mut:
 }
 
 fn new_normal_test_runner() &TestRunner {
-	mut tr := &NormalTestRunner{}
-	tr.use_color = term.can_show_color_on_stderr()
-	tr.use_relative_paths = match os.getenv('VERROR_PATHS') {
-		'absolute' { false }
-		else { true }
+	unsafe {
+		mut tr := &NormalTestRunner{}
+		tr.use_color = term.can_show_color_on_stderr()
+		tr.use_relative_paths = match os.getenv('VERROR_PATHS') {
+			'absolute' { false }
+			else { true }
+		}
+		return tr
 	}
-	return tr
 }
 
 fn (mut runner NormalTestRunner) free() {