diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index 43737dc..f7ccdd6 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20221204"
+version = "20221205"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves/schemaparse.nim b/src/preserves/schemaparse.nim
index 04c7e1a..728acc5 100644
--- a/src/preserves/schemaparse.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/schemaparse.nim
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ const parser = peg("Schema", p: ParseState):
         toSymbolLit $1,
         initRecord(toSymbol"tuple", toPreserve takeStackAfter()))
       pushStack n
+    else:
+      var n = initRecord(toSymbol"rec", takeStackAfter())
+      pushStack n
 
   TuplePattern <-
       '[' * S * *(NamedPattern * S) * ']':
@@ -294,7 +297,9 @@ proc parsePreservesSchema*(text: string; directory = getCurrentDir()): Schema =
 
 when isMainModule:
   import std/streams
-  let
-    scm = parsePreservesSchema(readAll stdin)
-    pr = toPreserve scm
-  stdout.newFileStream.write pr
+  let txt = readAll stdin
+  if txt != "":
+    let
+      scm = parsePreservesSchema(readAll stdin)
+      pr = toPreserve scm
+    stdout.newFileStream.write pr