diff --git a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
index 2aea36274d..b691e570ab 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     (syntax-parse code #:literal-sets (cruft)
                        #:literals (honu-=)
       [(_ name:id honu-= one:honu-expression . rest)
-       (values #'(%racket (define name one.result))
+       (values (with-syntax ([one-parsed (parse-all #'one.result)])
+                 #'(%racket (define name one-parsed)))
                #'rest
                #t)])))
 
@@ -75,7 +76,10 @@
                        #:literals (else honu-then)
       [(_ condition:honu-expression honu-then true:honu-expression else false:honu-expression . rest)
        (values
-         #'(%racket-expression (if condition.result true.result false.result))
+         (with-syntax ([condition-parsed (parse-all #'condition.result)]
+                       [true-parsed (parse-all #'true.result)]
+                       [false-parsed (parse-all #'false.result)])
+           #'(%racket-expression (if condition-parsed true-parsed false-parsed)))
          #'rest
          #f)])))
 
diff --git a/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt b/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
index d4119566aa..284d544de5 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/private/parse2.rkt
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@
          (do-parse #'(rest ...)
                    precedence left
                    #'racket))]
-      [(%racket-expression racket)
+      [(%racket-expression racket rest ...)
        (if current
          (values (left current) stream)
-         (do-parse #'()
+         (do-parse #'(rest ...)
                    precedence left
                    #'racket))]
       [(head rest ...)
@@ -304,9 +304,14 @@
                      [(#%brackets stuff ...)
                       (syntax-parse #'(stuff ...) #:literal-sets (cruft)
                         [(work:honu-expression colon (~seq variable:id honu-<- list:honu-expression (~optional honu-comma)) ...)
-                         (define comprehension #'(for/list ([variable list.result]
-                                                            ...)
-                                                   work.result))
+                         (define comprehension
+                           (with-syntax ([(list-parsed ...) (map (lambda (list)
+                                                                   (parse-all list))
+                                                                 (syntax->list #'(list.result ...)))]
+                                         [work-parsed (parse-all #'work.result)])
+                             #'(for/list ([variable list-parsed]
+                                          ...)
+                                 work-parsed)))
                          (if current
                            (error 'parse "a list comprehension cannot follow an expression")
                            (do-parse #'(rest ...) precedence left comprehension))]
diff --git a/collects/honu/private/common.rkt b/collects/honu/private/common.rkt
index ef4c116d07..88a2752b6b 100644
--- a/collects/honu/private/common.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/private/common.rkt
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
       [(_ (~seq clause:honu-expression colon body:honu-expression (~optional honu-comma)) ...
           . rest)
        (values
-         #'(%racket-expression (cond
-                                 [clause.result body.result]
-                                 ...))
+         (with-syntax ([(clause-parsed ...) (map (lambda (clause)
+                                                   (parse-all clause))
+                                                 (syntax->list #'(clause.result ...)))]
+                       [(body-parsed ...) (map (lambda (body)
+                                                 (parse-all body))
+                                               (syntax->list #'(body.result ...)))])
+           #'(%racket-expression (cond
+                                   [clause-parsed body-parsed]
+                                   ...)))
          #'rest
          #t)])))
diff --git a/collects/tests/honu/check.rkt b/collects/tests/honu/check.rkt
index 6342522347..47dd28ee10 100644
--- a/collects/tests/honu/check.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/honu/check.rkt
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
   ;; (printf "output '~a'\n" stuff)
   (apply string-append "" (append stuff (list "\n"))))
 
-(define (test input output)
+(define (test name input output)
+  (printf "Running test ~a\n" name)
   (define final (run-honu input))
   (when (not (same? final output))
     (printf "Not the same!\n'~a'\nvs\n'~a'\n" final output)))
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   (apply string-append "#lang honu\n" stuff))
 
 (test
+  "basic numbers"
   @input{
   5
   6
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
   })
 
 (test
+  "basic math"
   @input{
   1 + 1
   }
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@
   })
 
 (test
+  "function call"
   @input{
   foo(x){
     x * 2
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@
   })
 
 (test
+  "cond"
   @input{
   var n = 5;
   cond
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@
   })
 
 (test
+  "if"
   @input{
   if 2 > 1 then
     1
@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@
   })
 
 (test
+  "list comprehension"
   @input{
   [x + 1: x <- [1, 2, 3]];
   [x + y: x <- [1, 2, 3], y <- [4, 5, 6]]