diff --git a/src/compiler.cpp b/src/compiler.cpp
index 77290b7..e61ef55 100644
--- a/src/compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler.cpp
@@ -402,10 +402,13 @@ Result<Expression> Compiler::compile_list(Context& context, Pair& expr) {
       return compile_if(context, sym, expr);
     } else if (TRY(sym.cmp("lambda")) == 0) {
       return compile_lambda(context, sym, expr);
+    } else {
+      return compile_function_call(context, expr);
     }
   } else if (first.is<Pair>()) {
     return compile_function_call(context, expr);
   }
+
   return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vli.cpp b/src/vli.cpp
index b202307..cf0014e 100644
--- a/src/vli.cpp
+++ b/src/vli.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ StaticArena<64 * 1024 * 1024> arena;
 
 Result<void> run() {
   // auto code_str = TRY(String::create("(* (+ 1 2 3) (/ 4 2))"));
-  auto code_str = TRY(String::create("((lambda (x) (* x x)) 2)"));
+  auto code_str =
+      TRY(String::create("((lambda (f y) (f y)) (lambda (x) (* x x)) 2)"));
 
   auto parsed = TRY(read_one(code_str));
   auto code_str_written = TRY(write_one(parsed));
diff --git a/src/vm.cpp b/src/vm.cpp
index aa34128..bd6ad67 100644
--- a/src/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/vm.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Result<void> VM::vm_call(Opcode& oc) {
 
   uint64_t old_base = _base;
 
-  Value fun_val = TRY(fun.copy());
+  Value fun_val = TRY(_fun.copy());
   Value oldbase_val = TRY(Int64::create(old_base));
   Value pc_val = TRY(Int64::create(_pc));
   _callstack.set(_callstack.gettop(), fun_val);