diff --git a/src/parsing.cpp b/src/parsing.cpp
index fdd9d08..171e7fb 100644
--- a/src/parsing.cpp
+++ b/src/parsing.cpp
@@ -135,20 +135,15 @@ namespace parsing {
                     auto ret = new AST::ReturnStatement{ std::move(expression) };
                     return new std::unique_ptr<AST::Statement>{ ret };
                 }
-                else if (inner.peek().type == token::Type::Ident) {
-                    if (auto init = parse_init_statement(inner); init.ok()) {
-                        stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
-                        return new std::unique_ptr<AST::Statement>{ init.unwrap() };
-                    }
-                    else if (auto expr = parse_expression(inner); expr.ok()) {
-                        stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
-                        stream.expect(token::Type::Symbol, ";");
-                        auto expr_statement = new AST::ExpressionStatement{ expr.unwrap() };
-                        return new std::unique_ptr<AST::Statement>{ expr_statement };
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        throw std::runtime_error("Expected initialization statement");
-                    }
+                else if (auto init = parse_init_statement(inner); init.ok()) {
+                    stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
+                    return new std::unique_ptr<AST::Statement>{ init.unwrap() };
+                }
+                else if (auto expr = parse_expression(inner); expr.ok()) {
+                    stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
+                    stream.expect(token::Type::Symbol, ";");
+                    auto expr_statement = new AST::ExpressionStatement{ expr.unwrap() };
+                    return new std::unique_ptr<AST::Statement>{ expr_statement };
                 }
                 else {
                     throw std::runtime_error("Expected return-keyword");