diff --git a/check.sh b/check.sh
index 6a1679a..59071fb 100755
--- a/check.sh
+++ b/check.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ list
 ls
 nesting
 pipe
+pipe-3
 substitution
 00-exit
 01-exit-0
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ substitution
 04-echo-var
 05-assignment-doublequoted-doublequotes
 05-assignment
-06-assignment-echo
-06-assignment-singlequote
-07-assignment-double-quote
-08-assignment-variable-word
+05-assignment-empty
+05-assignment-echo
+05-assignment-singlequote
+05-assignment-double-quote
+05-assignment-variable-word
 09-compound-word
 0a-assign-substitute
 0b-command-compound-word
diff --git a/gash/script.scm b/gash/script.scm
index fbd5bc9..44a951c 100644
--- a/gash/script.scm
+++ b/gash/script.scm
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                   (command (cons program (cdr command))))
              (or (builtin command #:prefer-builtin? (or %prefer-builtins?
                                                         escape-builtin?))
-                 (cut apply (compose status:exit-val system*) command))))
+                 (lambda _ (status:exit-val (apply system* command))))))
           (else (lambda () #t))))
   (exec (append-map glob args)))
 
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@
   (string-join (append-map glob  o) ""))
 
 (define (sequence . args)
-  (format (current-error-port) "sequence args=~s\n" args)
   (let ((glob (append-map glob (apply append args))))
-    (format (current-error-port) "  => sequence glob=~s\n" glob)
     glob))
 
 (define (run ast)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index babfbe9..3a0f097 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SHELL=${SHELL-bin/gash}
 t=$1
 b=test/$(basename $t .sh)
 set +e
-$SHELL -e $b.sh > $b.1 2> $b.2
+timeout 1 $SHELL -e $b.sh > $b.1 2> $b.2
 r=$?
 set -e
 if [ -f $b.exit ]; then
diff --git a/test/07-assignment-double-quote.sh b/test/05-assignment-double-quote.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/07-assignment-double-quote.sh
rename to test/05-assignment-double-quote.sh
diff --git a/test/05-assignment-doublequoted-doublequotes.stdout b/test/05-assignment-doublequoted-doublequotes.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5380254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/05-assignment-doublequoted-doublequotes.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cc -DALIASPATH="alias" -DLOCALEDIR="x"
diff --git a/test/06-assignment-echo.sh b/test/05-assignment-echo.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/06-assignment-echo.sh
rename to test/05-assignment-echo.sh
diff --git a/test/05-assignment-empty.sh b/test/05-assignment-empty.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aba02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/05-assignment-empty.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a=
+echo a=$a
diff --git a/test/05-assignment-empty.stdout b/test/05-assignment-empty.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2afe6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/05-assignment-empty.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a=
diff --git a/test/06-assignment-singlequote.sh b/test/05-assignment-singlequote.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/06-assignment-singlequote.sh
rename to test/05-assignment-singlequote.sh
diff --git a/test/08-assignment-variable-word.sh b/test/05-assignment-variable-word.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/08-assignment-variable-word.sh
rename to test/05-assignment-variable-word.sh
diff --git a/test/09-compound-word.stdout b/test/09-compound-word.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f5a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/09-compound-word.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cc -c ./
diff --git a/test/0a-assign-substitute.sh b/test/0a-assign-substitute.sh
index 91b1091..51c6bf6 100644
--- a/test/0a-assign-substitute.sh
+++ b/test/0a-assign-substitute.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 obj=ar.o
 objs="$objs `basename $obj`"
+echo "objs:>$objs<"
diff --git a/test/0a-assign-substitute.stdout b/test/0a-assign-substitute.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cde7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0a-assign-substitute.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+objs:> ar.o<
diff --git a/test/0b-command-compound-word.stdout b/test/0b-command-compound-word.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..366e732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/0b-command-compound-word.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-I ar.o
diff --git a/test/32-for-substitute.stdout b/test/32-for-substitute.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec37551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/32-for-substitute.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+compiling ar.o...
+compiling arscan.o...
diff --git a/test/data/star/0 b/test/data/star/0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/data/star/1 b/test/data/star/1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/data/star/2 b/test/data/star/2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/data/star/3 b/test/data/star/3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/for-split-sequence.sh b/test/for-split-sequence.sh
index 4716fe7..1ef55e4 100644
--- a/test/for-split-sequence.sh
+++ b/test/for-split-sequence.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 one=1
-two_n_halve=
-for i in 0 $one 2 $two_n_halve 3 ""; do
+for i in 0 $one 2 $two_n_halve $two_n_quaaar and 3 ""; do
     echo $i;
 done
diff --git a/test/for-split-sequence.stdout b/test/for-split-sequence.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fc8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/for-split-sequence.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+0
+1
+2
+and
+3
+
diff --git a/test/iohere.stdout b/test/iohere.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323fae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/iohere.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foobar
diff --git a/test/nesting.stdout b/test/nesting.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5635c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/nesting.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+foo "bar"
diff --git a/test/pipe-3.sh b/test/pipe-3.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c1fb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pipe-3.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo -e 'a\nb\nc' test/data/star/* | sed 's, ,\n,g' | cat
diff --git a/test/pipe-3.stdout b/test/pipe-3.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c2abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pipe-3.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+a
+b
+c
+test/data/star/0
+test/data/star/1
+test/data/star/2
+test/data/star/3
diff --git a/test/pipe.sh b/test/pipe.sh
index 9055090..5fb2d9e 100644
--- a/test/pipe.sh
+++ b/test/pipe.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-echo -e 'a\nb\nc' * | sed 's, ,\n,g' | cat
+echo -e 'a\nb\nc' test/data/star/* | \sed 's, ,\n,g'
diff --git a/test/pipe.stdout b/test/pipe.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36c2abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pipe.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+a
+b
+c
+test/data/star/0
+test/data/star/1
+test/data/star/2
+test/data/star/3