diff --git a/compiler/testData/repl/syntaxErrors.repl b/compiler/testData/repl/syntaxErrors.repl
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+>>> )(
+ERROR: /line1.ktscript: (1, 1) Expecting an element
+ERROR: /line1.ktscript: (1, 3) Expecting an expression
+>>> fun foo() = 98
+null
+>>> foo()
+98