diff --git a/jortsc/parser/syntatic.py b/jortsc/parser/syntatic.py
index 4db92bd..f6d118a 100644
--- a/jortsc/parser/syntatic.py
+++ b/jortsc/parser/syntatic.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ def read_start(reader: Reader):
     token = reader.next()
 
     if token is None:
-        return []
+        print('eof!')
+        return None
 
     ast = []
     res = []
@@ -184,13 +185,23 @@ def read_start(reader: Reader):
 
     # handle blocks
     if token.value == '{':
-        while True:
-            token = reader.next()
+        # next can be a whitespace, or a }
+        token = reader.next()
 
-            if token.value == '}':
-                break
+        print('block start!, next:', token)
 
-            res.extend(read_start(reader))
+        if token.type_ == TokenType.whitespace:
+            # keep going on reading
+            while True:
+                token = reader.next()
+                print(token)
+
+                if token.value == '}':
+                    break
+
+                res.extend(read_start(reader))
+        elif token.value == '}':
+            res = []
 
     # import, fn, etc
     elif token.type_ == TokenType.reserved:
@@ -205,21 +216,25 @@ def read_start(reader: Reader):
     ast.append(res)
     return ast
 
+
 def read_loop(reader: Reader):
+    """Read the AST."""
     final_ast = []
 
     while True:
         ast = read_start(reader)
 
-        if not ast:
+        # break when eof
+        if ast is None:
             break
 
-        inner = ast[0]
+        try:
+            inner = ast[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            inner = None
 
-        if not inner:
-            break
-
-        final_ast.append(ast)
+        if ast and not inner:
+            final_ast.append(ast)
 
     return final_ast