diff --git a/forge/rep/json.go b/forge/rep/json.go
index 2437a92..f95c390 100644
--- a/forge/rep/json.go
+++ b/forge/rep/json.go
@@ -19,17 +19,9 @@ func ParseJson(inp string) coderep {
 func prepare(raw interface{}) coderep {
 	switch ri := raw.(type) {
 	case []interface{}:
-		c := code{}
-		for _, it := range ri {
-			c = append(c, it)
-		}
-		return c
+		return makeCode(ri)
 	case map[string]interface{}:
-		m := module{}
-		for k, v := range ri {
-			m[k] = v
-		}
-		return m
+		return makeModule(ri)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/forge/rep/rep.go b/forge/rep/rep.go
index 6b2da0b..871b007 100644
--- a/forge/rep/rep.go
+++ b/forge/rep/rep.go
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ func (ci code) Compile(f forge.FE) forge.FPtr {
 			}
 		case code:
 			c.Append(i.Compile(f))
+		case []interface{}:
+			c.Append(makeCode(i).Compile(f))
+		case module:
+			c.Append(i.Compile(f))
+		case map[string]interface{}:
+			c.Append(makeModule(i).Compile(f))
 		}
 	}
 	return c.Reset()
@@ -57,6 +63,14 @@ func compStr(f forge.FE, s string) (forge.FItem, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not found: %s", s)
 }
 
+func makeCode(ri []interface{}) code {
+	c := code{}
+	for _, it := range ri {
+		c = append(c, it)
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
 // module - code definitions, represented by a map
 
 type module map[string]citem
@@ -65,3 +79,11 @@ func (m module) Compile(f forge.FE) forge.FPtr {
 	v := voc.NewVoc(f.Voc())
 	return f.Code(v)
 }
+
+func makeModule(ri map[string]interface{}) module {
+	m := module{}
+	for k, v := range ri {
+		m[k] = v
+	}
+	return m
+}