diff --git a/src/parser/parser.cpp b/src/parser/parser.cpp
index 59310d3..c9ed430 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/parser.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ namespace Solstice {
         }
         return node;
     }
-
     Node Parser::parseActionFunction() {
         Node node{NodeType::FunctionBind};
 
@@ -140,25 +139,33 @@ namespace Solstice {
             throw std::runtime_error("expecting function arguments before '->'");
         }
 
-        // the previous node is either a tuple or expression (for lambda) or a function call (for named function)
         if (previous->type == NodeType::FunctionCall) {
             node.type = NodeType::FunctionBind;
             node.children.push_back(previous->children[0]); // name 
             node.children.push_back(previous->children[1]); // args 
         } else if (previous->type == NodeType::Tuple || previous->type == NodeType::Expression) {
             node.type = NodeType::Lambda;
-            previous->type = NodeType::Tuple; // for consistency's sake 
+            previous->type = NodeType::Tuple;
             node.children.push_back(*previous);
         } else {
             throw std::runtime_error("expecting function arguments before '->'");
         }
 
-        // process the body for the function 
-        auto body = parseOneNode(Precedence::Root);
-        if (!body.has_value()) {
+
+        Node bodyContext{NodeType::Root};
+        Node* prevContext = context;
+        context = &bodyContext;
+
+        while (auto n = parseOneNode(Precedence::NewLine)) {
+            bodyContext.children.push_back(*n);
+        }
+
+        context = prevContext;
+
+        if (bodyContext.children.empty()) {
             throw std::runtime_error("expecting function body after '->'");
         }
-        node.children.push_back(*body);
+        node.children.push_back(bodyContext.children.back());
 
         return node;
     }