diff --git a/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx b/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
index 8a125aaa..392b550b 100644
--- a/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
+++ b/lib/hyperscript/parser.sx
@@ -3219,14 +3219,17 @@
                   "worker plugin is not installed — see https://hyperscript.org/features/worker"))
               ((= val "bind") (do (adv!) (parse-bind-feat)))
               (true
-                (let
-                  ((saved-p p))
+                (if
+                  (= (tp-type) "keyword")
+                  (parse-cmd-list)
                   (let
-                    ((expr (guard (_e (true nil)) (parse-expr))))
-                    (if
-                      (and expr (at-end?))
-                      expr
-                      (do (set! p saved-p) (parse-cmd-list))))))))))
+                    ((saved-p p))
+                    (let
+                      ((expr (guard (_e (true nil)) (parse-expr))))
+                      (if
+                        (and expr (at-end?))
+                        expr
+                        (do (set! p saved-p) (parse-cmd-list)))))))))))
       (define
         coll-feats
         (fn
diff --git a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
index 8a125aaa..392b550b 100644
--- a/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
+++ b/shared/static/wasm/sx/hs-parser.sx
@@ -3219,14 +3219,17 @@
                   "worker plugin is not installed — see https://hyperscript.org/features/worker"))
               ((= val "bind") (do (adv!) (parse-bind-feat)))
               (true
-                (let
-                  ((saved-p p))
+                (if
+                  (= (tp-type) "keyword")
+                  (parse-cmd-list)
                   (let
-                    ((expr (guard (_e (true nil)) (parse-expr))))
-                    (if
-                      (and expr (at-end?))
-                      expr
-                      (do (set! p saved-p) (parse-cmd-list))))))))))
+                    ((saved-p p))
+                    (let
+                      ((expr (guard (_e (true nil)) (parse-expr))))
+                      (if
+                        (and expr (at-end?))
+                        expr
+                        (do (set! p saved-p) (parse-cmd-list)))))))))))
       (define
         coll-feats
         (fn