diff --git a/lib/config/config_parser.yy b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
index ad2fcff99..eb8a046d3 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_parser.yy
+++ b/lib/config/config_parser.yy
@@ -641,6 +641,18 @@ lterm: type
 		$$ = new SetExpression(MakeIndexer(ScopeGlobal, $2), OpSetLiteral, $4);
 		free($2);
 	}
+	| T_VAR rterm
+	{
+		Expression *expr = $2;
+		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
+		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, OpSetLiteral, MakeLiteral(), DebugInfoRange(@1, @2));
+	}
+	| T_VAR rterm combined_set_op rterm
+	{
+		Expression *expr = $2;
+		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
+		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, $3, $4, DebugInfoRange(@1, @4));
+	}
 	| rterm
 	{
 		$$ = $1;
@@ -752,18 +764,6 @@ rterm: T_STRING
 	{
 		$$ = new GetScopeExpression(ScopeThis);
 	}
-	| T_VAR rterm
-	{
-		Expression *expr = $2;
-		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
-		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, OpSetLiteral, MakeLiteral(), DebugInfoRange(@1, @2));
-	}
-	| T_VAR rterm combined_set_op rterm
-	{
-		Expression *expr = $2;
-		BindToScope(expr, ScopeLocal);
-		$$ = new SetExpression(expr, $3, $4, DebugInfoRange(@1, @4));
-	}
 	| rterm_array
 	{
 		$$ = $1;
diff --git a/test/config-ops.cpp b/test/config-ops.cpp
index 6b0ec3953..ca74749cf 100644
--- a/test/config-ops.cpp
+++ b/test/config-ops.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(advanced)
 	expr = ConfigCompiler::CompileText("<test>", "3 = 3");
 	BOOST_CHECK_THROW(expr->Evaluate(frame), ScriptError);
 	delete expr;
+
+	expr = ConfigCompiler::CompileText("<test>", "var e; e");
+	BOOST_CHECK(expr->Evaluate(frame).IsEmpty());
+	delete expr;
+
+	expr = ConfigCompiler::CompileText("<test>", "var e = 3; e");
+	BOOST_CHECK(expr->Evaluate(frame) == 3);
+	delete expr;
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()