diff --git a/src/lang.zig b/src/lang.zig
index 7c66fa4..26ed175 100644
--- a/src/lang.zig
+++ b/src/lang.zig
@@ -360,15 +360,15 @@ pub const Lang = struct {
 
             // construct final Command based on command
             var cmd_ptr = try self.allocator.create(Command);
-            errdefer self.allocator.destroy(cmd_ptr);
+            //errdefer self.allocator.destroy(cmd_ptr);
 
-            cmd_ptr.* = Command{ .command = ctype, .args = args };
-            self.validateCommand(cmd_ptr) catch |err| {
-                self.doError("Unknown command '{}' (length {})", command, command.len);
-                continue;
-            };
+            //cmd_ptr.* = Command{ .command = ctype, .args = args };
+            //self.validateCommand(cmd_ptr) catch |err| {
+            //    self.doError("Unknown command '{}' (length {})", command, command.len);
+            //    continue;
+            //};
 
-            try cmds.append(cmd_ptr);
+            //try cmds.append(cmd_ptr);
         }
 
         if (self.has_error) return ParseError.ParseFail;
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 156855e..d5cd92d 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var lang = langs.Lang.init(allocator);
     defer lang.deinit();
 
-    var runner = runners.Runner.init(allocator);
-    defer runner.deinit();
-
     var args_it = std.process.args();
 
     _ = try (args_it.next(allocator) orelse @panic("expected exe name"));
@@ -34,5 +31,9 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     var cmds = try lang.parse(data);
     defer cmds.deinit();
 
-    try runner.runCommands(cmds, true);
+    // not needed for bug reproduction
+    //var runner = runners.Runner.init(allocator);
+    //defer runner.deinit();
+
+    //try runner.runCommands(cmds, true);
 }