diff --git a/debug/app.ona b/debug/app.ona
index c0a0c69..5a20c03 100644
--- a/debug/app.ona
+++ b/debug/app.ona
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 
-var i = 0
-
-let pr = lambda (str):
-	@print("This is a func call")
-	@print(str)
+var printer = lambda (pfx):
+	return lambda (msg):
+		@print("This is a func call")
+		@print(msg)
+	end
 end
 
+let pr = printer("This is a func call")
+var i = 0
+
 pr("")
 
 while i < 5:
diff --git a/source/ona/kym/ast.zig b/source/ona/kym/ast.zig
index 9b49978..757b60f 100644
--- a/source/ona/kym/ast.zig
+++ b/source/ona/kym/ast.zig
@@ -673,8 +673,6 @@ pub const Tree = struct {
 
 		switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
 			.keyword_return => {
-				defer self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
-
 				if (self.has_returned) {
 					return self.report("multiple returns in lambda scope but expected only one");
 				}