diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 0970064..2c4e498 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
 		}
 
-		if currentTerm != nil && currentTerm.parent != nil && currentTerm.parent.tk.Sym != SymSelector {
+		if currentTerm != nil && currentTerm.tk.Sym != SymSelector && currentTerm.parent != nil && currentTerm.parent.tk.Sym != SymSelector {
 			selectorTerm = nil
 
 		}