diff --git a/src/vim9cmds.c b/src/vim9cmds.c
index 73f95b2..e5abf89 100644
--- a/src/vim9cmds.c
+++ b/src/vim9cmds.c
@@ -2412,34 +2412,37 @@
     {
 	if (STRNCMP(arg, "END", 3) == 0)
 	{
-	    if (lhs->lhs_append)
+	    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES)
 	    {
-		// First load the current variable value.
-		if (compile_load_lhs_with_index(lhs, lhs->lhs_whole,
+		if (lhs->lhs_append)
+		{
+		    // First load the current variable value.
+		    if (compile_load_lhs_with_index(lhs, lhs->lhs_whole,
 								 cctx) == FAIL)
-		    return NULL;
-	    }
+			return NULL;
+		}
 
-	    // Gets the redirected text and put it on the stack, then store it
-	    // in the variable.
-	    generate_instr_type(cctx, ISN_REDIREND, &t_string);
+		// Gets the redirected text and put it on the stack, then store
+		// it in the variable.
+		generate_instr_type(cctx, ISN_REDIREND, &t_string);
 
-	    if (lhs->lhs_append)
-		generate_CONCAT(cctx, 2);
+		if (lhs->lhs_append)
+		    generate_CONCAT(cctx, 2);
 
-	    if (lhs->lhs_has_index)
-	    {
-		// Use the info in "lhs" to store the value at the index in the
-		// list or dict.
-		if (compile_assign_unlet(lhs->lhs_whole, lhs, TRUE,
+		if (lhs->lhs_has_index)
+		{
+		    // Use the info in "lhs" to store the value at the index in
+		    // the list or dict.
+		    if (compile_assign_unlet(lhs->lhs_whole, lhs, TRUE,
 						      &t_string, cctx) == FAIL)
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		else if (generate_store_lhs(cctx, lhs, -1, FALSE) == FAIL)
 		    return NULL;
-	    }
-	    else if (generate_store_lhs(cctx, lhs, -1, FALSE) == FAIL)
-		return NULL;
 
-	    VIM_CLEAR(lhs->lhs_name);
-	    VIM_CLEAR(lhs->lhs_whole);
+		VIM_CLEAR(lhs->lhs_name);
+		VIM_CLEAR(lhs->lhs_whole);
+	    }
 	    return arg + 3;
 	}
 	emsg(_(e_cannot_nest_redir));
@@ -2465,13 +2468,20 @@
 	if (need_type(&t_string, lhs->lhs_member_type,
 					    -1, 0, cctx, FALSE, FALSE) == FAIL)
 	    return NULL;
-	generate_instr(cctx, ISN_REDIRSTART);
-	lhs->lhs_append = append;
-	if (lhs->lhs_has_index)
+	if (cctx->ctx_skip == SKIP_YES)
 	{
-	    lhs->lhs_whole = vim_strnsave(arg, lhs->lhs_varlen_total);
-	    if (lhs->lhs_whole == NULL)
-		return NULL;
+	    VIM_CLEAR(lhs->lhs_name);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    generate_instr(cctx, ISN_REDIRSTART);
+	    lhs->lhs_append = append;
+	    if (lhs->lhs_has_index)
+	    {
+		lhs->lhs_whole = vim_strnsave(arg, lhs->lhs_varlen_total);
+		if (lhs->lhs_whole == NULL)
+		    return NULL;
+	    }
 	}
 
 	return arg + lhs->lhs_varlen_total;