diff --git a/schala-lang/src/parsing/test.rs b/schala-lang/src/parsing/test.rs
index daaa19a..f72f701 100644
--- a/schala-lang/src/parsing/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/src/parsing/test.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,24 @@ macro_rules! assert_fail_expr {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! assert_block {
+    ($input:expr, $correct:expr) => {
+        let mut parser = Parser::new();
+        let block = parser.block_comb($input);
+        let block2 = parser.block($input);
+        let block = match block {
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("Expression parse error: {}", err.msg);
+                panic!();
+            }
+            Ok(item) => item,
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(block, block2.unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(block, $correct);
+    };
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn basic_literals() {
     use ExpressionKind::*;
@@ -1322,10 +1340,8 @@ fn blocks() {
 
     let cases = ["{ a }", "{ a; }", "{a}", "{ a\n }", "{ a\n\n }", "{   a;\n\n; }"];
 
-    let mut parser = Parser::new();
     for case in cases.iter() {
-        let block = parser.block_comb(case);
-        assert_eq!(block.unwrap(), vec![exst(Value(qn!(a)))].into());
+        assert_block!(case, vec![exst(Value(qn!(a)))].into());
     }
 
     let source = r#"{
@@ -1333,9 +1349,8 @@ fn blocks() {
     fn foo() { }
     }
     }"#;
-    let block = parser.block_comb(source);
-    assert_eq!(
-        block.unwrap(),
+    assert_block!(
+        source,
         vec![decl(Declaration::FuncDecl(
             Signature { name: rc("quah"), operator: false, params: vec![], type_anno: None },
             vec![decl(Declaration::FuncDecl(
@@ -1347,9 +1362,9 @@ fn blocks() {
         .into()
     );
 
-    let block = parser.block_comb("{}");
-    assert_eq!(block.unwrap(), vec![].into());
+    assert_block!("{}", vec![].into());
 
+    //TODO this case is broken in the peg version
     let source = r#"{
 
         //hella
@@ -1357,6 +1372,7 @@ fn blocks() {
         11; /*chutney*/0xf
         }"#;
 
+    let mut parser = Parser::new();
     let block = parser.block_comb(source);
 
     assert_eq!(