diff --git a/lib/lexer.mll b/lib/lexer.mll
index e706b28..e426f07 100644
--- a/lib/lexer.mll
+++ b/lib/lexer.mll
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ rule read =
   | id as s   { match Hashtbl.find_opt keywords s with Some s -> s | None -> ID s }
   | str as s  { STRING (String.sub s 1 (String.length s - 2) |> unescape_string) }
   | "{}"      { RECORD }
-  | '.'       { DOT }
   | ":="      { ASSIGN }
   | '#'       { comment lexbuf }
   | "->"      { RARROW }
diff --git a/lib/parser.mly b/lib/parser.mly
index efe821c..727e148 100644
--- a/lib/parser.mly
+++ b/lib/parser.mly
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ let rec label_stts_prog = function
 and label_stts_expr label = function
   | Stt s -> Stt { s with label; body = label_stts_expr (label + 1) s.body }
   | e -> e
-
 %}
 
 %token UNIT TRUE FALSE
 %token <int> INT
 %token <string> ID
 %token <string> STRING
-%token RECORD DOT ASSIGN
+%token RECORD ASSIGN
 %token VIEW
 %token FUN LET STT IN EFF
 %token IF THEN ELSE
@@ -32,10 +31,10 @@ and label_stts_expr label = function
 %nonassoc RARROW
 %nonassoc IN
 %right    SEMI
-%nonassoc ASSIGN
 %nonassoc EFF
 %nonassoc THEN /* below ELSE (if ... then ...) */
 %nonassoc ELSE /* (if ... then ... else ...) */
+%nonassoc ASSIGN
 %right    OR
 %right    AND
 %left     EQ LT GT NE LE GE
@@ -79,9 +78,8 @@ expr_:
     | op = uop; expr_ = expr_ %prec prec_unary { Ex (Uop { op; arg = hook_free_exn expr_ }) }
     | left = expr_; op = bop; right = expr_
       { Ex (Bop { op; left = hook_free_exn left; right = hook_free_exn right }) }
-    | RECORD { Ex (Alloc) }
-    | obj = expr_; LBRACK; index = expr_; RBRACK { Ex (Get { obj = hook_free_exn obj; idx = hook_free_exn index }) }
-    | obj = expr_; LBRACK; index = expr_; RBRACK; ASSIGN; value = expr_
+    | obj = apply; LBRACK; index = expr_; RBRACK { Ex (Get { obj = hook_free_exn obj; idx = hook_free_exn index }) }
+    | obj = apply; LBRACK; index = expr_; RBRACK; ASSIGN; value = expr_
       { Ex (Set { obj = hook_free_exn obj; idx = hook_free_exn index; value = hook_free_exn value }) }
 %inline uop:
     | NOT { Not }
@@ -109,6 +107,7 @@ atom:
     | n = INT { Ex (Const (Int n)) }
     | s = STRING { Ex (Const (String s)) }
     | var = var { Ex (Var var) }
+    | RECORD { Ex (Alloc) }
     | LPAREN; e = expr_; RPAREN { e }
 var:
     | x = ID { x }