diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index bb08943..1848c01 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -3090,6 +3090,14 @@
       END
   LINES
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E15: Invalid expression: "}"')
+
+  # dangling "}"
+  lines =<< trim LINES
+    var text =<< trim eval END
+      aa}a
+    END
+  LINES
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, "E1278: Stray '}' without a matching '{': aa}a")
 enddef
 
 " Test for assigning to a multi-dimensional list item.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index bcb590d..82f8088 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -2038,6 +2038,12 @@
       .. 'ccc'
       )->setline(1)
   endif
+
+  if 1
+    # do nothing
+  else
+    var [a] = [10]
+  endif
 enddef
 
 def Test_if_const_expr_fails()
@@ -2234,6 +2240,15 @@
 
   # output goes in message window
   popup_clear()
+
+  # Invalid range
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    def Foo()
+      :$echowindow "foo"
+    enddef
+    defcompile
+  END
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E16: Invalid range')
 enddef
 
 def Test_for_outside_of_function()
@@ -5133,6 +5148,29 @@
   v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected number but got bool', 2)
 enddef
 
+" Test for calling a function as a method with a list argument
+" This exercises some conditions in the assignment statement parsing code.
+def Test_method_call_with_list_arg()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+
+    def Foo(l: list<number>)
+      g:save_list = l
+    enddef
+
+    def Bar()
+      var a = 10
+      var b = 20
+      [a, b]->Foo()
+    enddef
+
+    g:save_list = []
+    Bar()
+    assert_equal([10, 20], g:save_list)
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 " Keep this last, it messes up highlighting.
 def Test_substitute_cmd()
   new
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ac69590..789df38 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    925,
+/**/
     924,
 /**/
     923,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 64e2195..776e6d6 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@
 
     // For "[var, var] = expr" drop the "expr" value.
     // Also for "[var, var; _] = expr".
-    if (cac.cac_var_count > 0 &&
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip != SKIP_YES && cac.cac_var_count > 0 &&
 	    (!cac.cac_semicolon || !cac.cac_did_generate_slice))
     {
 	if (generate_instr_drop(cctx, ISN_DROP, 1) == NULL)