diff --git a/forge/sf.lisp b/forge/sf.lisp
index 3165974..158820c 100644
--- a/forge/sf.lisp
+++ b/forge/sf.lisp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
            #:? #:??
            #:ptr #:get #:put
            #:in #:next 
-           #:call #:call-if #:call-while #:comp 
-           #:<comp #:reg #:regc #:/> #:val))
+           #:call #:call-if #:call-while #:val
+           #:<comp #:reg #:regc #:/>))
 
 (in-package :sf-builtin)
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 (f:reg 'call #'(lambda () (f:call (popd))))
 (f:reg 'call-if #'call-if)
 (f:reg 'call-while #'call-while)
-(f:reg 'comp #'(lambda () (f:comp-item (popd))))
+(f:reg 'val #'(lambda () (f:pushd (list #'f:next (f:popd)))))
 
 (f:reg '<comp #'f:comp-input)
 
@@ -197,6 +197,4 @@
 
 (f:reg '/> #'(lambda () (iter:stop f:*input*)) 'f:comp-word)
 
-(f:reg 'val #'(lambda () (f:pushd (list #'f:next (f:popd)))))
-
 ;;;; forge-code word definitions
diff --git a/test/test-sf.lisp b/test/test-sf.lisp
index 760b332..6229112 100644
--- a/test/test-sf.lisp
+++ b/test/test-sf.lisp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
       (progn
         ;(forge:setup-builtins)
         (test-exec)
-        (test-def)))
+        (test-def)
+        (test-val)))
     (util:lgi (forge:stack forge:*forge-env*))
     (t:show-result)))
  
@@ -39,4 +40,16 @@
   (== (forge:popd) 27))
 
 (deftest test-val ()
-  (forge:exec-list '(<def const val in reg />)))
+  (forge:exec-list '(<def const val in reg />))
+  (forge:exec-list '(7 const seven))
+  (forge:exec-list '(seven square))
+  (== (forge:popd) 49)
+  (forge:exec-list '(<def var ptr const />))
+  (forge:exec-list '(3 var myvar))
+  (forge:exec-list '(myvar get))
+  (== (forge:popd) 3)
+  (forge:exec-list '(42 myvar put))
+  (forge:exec-list '(myvar get))
+  (== (forge:popd) 42)
+  )
+