2 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tests/patterns/tstar.nim b/tests/patterns/tstar.nim
index 6dbff3cd6..55d841c3a 100644
--- a/tests/patterns/tstar.nim
+++ b/tests/patterns/tstar.nim
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ template optConc{ `&&` * a }(a: expr): expr = &&a
 let space = " "
 echo "my" && (space & "awe" && "some " ) && "concat"
 
-# check that it's been properly optimized:
+# check that it's been optimized properly:
 doAssert calls == 1
diff --git a/tests/patterns/tstmtlist.nim b/tests/patterns/tstmtlist.nim
index 391c93d47..138384227 100644
--- a/tests/patterns/tstmtlist.nim
+++ b/tests/patterns/tstmtlist.nim
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ discard """
 """
 
 template optWrite{
-  write(stdout, x)
-  write(stdout, y)
-}(x, y: string) =
-  write(stdout, "|", x, y, "|")
+  write(f, x)
+  ((write|writeln){w})(f, y)
+}(x, y: varargs[expr], f, w: expr) =
+  w(f, "|", x, y, "|")
 
 if true:
   echo "0"
   write stdout, "1"
-  write stdout, "2"
+  writeln stdout, "2"
   write stdout, "3"
   echo "4"