diff --git a/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest b/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
index e6e0eef..f2dbf9f 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
+++ b/crates/parser/src/grammar.pest
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ statement_list = {
 
 statement = _{
     control_flow
-  | (expr ~ semicolon)
   | top_level
+  | (expr ~ semicolon)
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/expr.rs b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/expr.rs
index a973103..a9db8df 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/expr.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for Expression {
             | Rule::basic_stmt
             | Rule::control_flow
             | Rule::block
-            | Rule::unsafe_block => Ok(Expression::Statement(Box::new(pair.try_into()?))),
+            | Rule::unsafe_block
+            | Rule::top_level => Ok(Expression::Statement(Box::new(pair.try_into()?))),
 
             _ => AstError::bug_unimplemented(pair),
         }
diff --git a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
index e4ed5ff..a433775 100644
--- a/crates/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/parser/src/parser/common/statement.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<pest::iterators::Pair<'a, Rule>> for Statement {
 
             Rule::block => Ok(Statement::Block(pair.try_into()?)),
 
+            Rule::top_level => Ok(Statement::TopLevel(Box::new(pair.try_into()?))),
+
             Rule::var_decl_statement => Ok(Statement::VarDecl(pair.try_into()?)),
 
             Rule::return_stmt => Ok(Statement::Return(
diff --git a/mist-test/src/main.mist b/mist-test/src/main.mist
index df47271..e5fd2e4 100644
--- a/mist-test/src/main.mist
+++ b/mist-test/src/main.mist
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 void main()
 {
-    use std::fmt;
     println!("running common tests...");
     common::test_package();
     common::expr_test::run_tests();