diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parser.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parser.rs
index 704e05d..a3d1b3e 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parser.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parser.rs
@@ -346,9 +346,13 @@ fn expr_or_block(text: &str) -> ParseResult<Block> {
 
 fn block(text: &str) -> ParseResult<Block> {
   //TODO fix this so it can handle nested statements
+  let make_expr = |e| Statement { id: ItemId::new(0), kind: StatementKind::Expression(e) };
   delimited(ws(tag("{")),
-    separated_nonempty_list(statement_sep,
-      map(expression, |e| Statement { id: ItemId::new(0), kind: StatementKind::Expression(e) })
+    delimited(opt(many0(statement_sep)),
+      separated_nonempty_list(many1(statement_sep),
+        map(expression, make_expr)
+      ),
+      opt(many0(statement_sep))
     ),
   ws(tag("}")))(text)
 }