diff --git a/parser.y b/parser.y
index 59d535e6..9c234506 100644
--- a/parser.y
+++ b/parser.y
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct lexer_param;
 
  /* revolting hack */
 %left ';'
-%left '|'
+%right '|'
 %left ','
 %right "//"
 %nonassoc '=' SETPIPE SETPLUS SETMINUS SETMULT SETDIV SETDEFINEDOR
diff --git a/testdata b/testdata
index 1bab84f2..e6fcaaf7 100644
--- a/testdata
+++ b/testdata
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ null
 [6]
 [7]
 
+42 as $x | . | . | . + 432 | $x + 1
+34324
+43
+
 1 as $x | [$x,$x,$x as $x | $x]
 null
 [1,1,1]