diff --git a/dust-lang/src/parser/mod.rs b/dust-lang/src/parser/mod.rs
index 7ea1ea1..36d419d 100644
--- a/dust-lang/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/dust-lang/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
 
         instructions.sort_by_key(|(instruction, _)| instruction.a());
 
-        for (mut instruction, position) in instructions {
+        for (instruction, position) in instructions {
             self.emit_instruction(instruction, position);
         }
 
@@ -728,8 +728,24 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
 
     fn parse_if(&mut self, allow_assignment: bool, allow_return: bool) -> Result<(), ParseError> {
         self.advance()?;
+
         self.parse_expression()?;
 
+        let is_explicit_true = matches!(self.previous_token, Token::Boolean("true"))
+            && matches!(self.current_token, Token::LeftCurlyBrace);
+
+        let (mut load_boolean, load_boolean_position) =
+            self.chunk.pop_instruction(self.current_position)?;
+
+        debug_assert_eq!(load_boolean.operation(), Operation::LoadBoolean);
+
+        load_boolean.set_c_to_boolean(is_explicit_true);
+        self.emit_instruction(load_boolean, load_boolean_position);
+
+        if is_explicit_true {
+            self.increment_register()?;
+        }
+
         let jump_position = if matches!(
             self.chunk.get_last_n_operations(),
             [
@@ -746,17 +762,13 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
             self.current_position
         };
 
-        if let Some(Operation::LoadBoolean) = self.chunk.get_last_operation() {
-            let (mut load_boolean, load_boolean_position) =
-                self.chunk.pop_instruction(self.current_position)?;
-
-            load_boolean.set_c_to_boolean(true);
-
-            self.emit_instruction(load_boolean, load_boolean_position);
-            self.increment_register()?;
-        }
-
         let jump_start = self.chunk.len();
+        let load_boolean_index =
+            if let Operation::LoadBoolean = self.chunk.get_last_operation().unwrap() {
+                Some(self.chunk.len().saturating_sub(1))
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
 
         if let Token::LeftCurlyBrace = self.current_token {
             self.parse_block(allow_assignment, allow_return)?;
@@ -765,12 +777,6 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
         let jump_end = self.chunk.len();
         let jump_distance = jump_end.saturating_sub(jump_start);
 
-        self.chunk.insert_instruction(
-            jump_start,
-            Instruction::jump(jump_distance as u8, true),
-            jump_position,
-        );
-
         if self.allow(TokenKind::Else)? {
             if let Token::If = self.current_token {
                 self.parse_if(allow_assignment, allow_return)?;
@@ -781,6 +787,14 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
             }
         }
 
+        self.chunk.insert_instruction(
+            jump_start,
+            Instruction::jump(jump_distance as u8, true),
+            jump_position,
+        );
+
+        if let Some(index) = load_boolean_index {}
+
         Ok(())
     }