diff --git a/parser/src/grammar.pest b/parser/src/grammar.pest
index fd5efbe..56e45ad 100644
--- a/parser/src/grammar.pest
+++ b/parser/src/grammar.pest
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ static_path =  { identifier ~ ("::" ~ identifier)* }
 export    =  { "public" }
 mutable   =  { "mut" }
 sharp     = _{ "#" }
-var_decl  =  { type_expr ~ mutable? ~ identifier }
+var       =  { "var" }
+var_decl  =  { (var | type_expr) ~ mutable? ~ identifier }
 semicolon = _{ ";" }
 
 // ================= TOP LEVEL =================
diff --git a/parser/src/lib.rs b/parser/src/lib.rs
index 14c4e46..ce1dd56 100644
--- a/parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,13 @@ impl From<pest::iterators::Pair<'_, Rule>> for VarDecl {
             Rule::var_decl => {
                 let mut inner = pair.into_inner();
 
-                let type_ = Some(inner.next().map(TypeExpr::from).unwrap());
+                let type_ = inner.next().and_then(|pair| {
+                    if pair.as_str().trim() == "var" {
+                        None
+                    } else {
+                        Some(TypeExpr::from(pair))
+                    }
+                });
                 let mutable = if inner.peek().unwrap().as_rule() == Rule::mutable {
                     inner.next();
                     true
diff --git a/test/src/main.mist b/test/src/main.mist
index d07cd7b..fe1d604 100644
--- a/test/src/main.mist
+++ b/test/src/main.mist
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 void main() {
-    Vec<i32> iter = vec!(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+    var iter = vec!(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
 
     for (i in iter) {
         println!("{i}");