diff --git a/bootstrap/cmd/root.go b/bootstrap/cmd/root.go
index 3ff2b20..32a215b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/cmd/root.go
+++ b/bootstrap/cmd/root.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ for details take a look at the LICENSE file.
 `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		reader.ReadString("sameer mary")
-		ast, _ := parser.ParseToAST("(asd mary)")
+		ast, _ := parser.ParseToAST("(asd 'mary '(1 2 3) `(asd ~asd ~@zxc))")
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", ast.String())
 	},
 }
diff --git a/bootstrap/pkg/parser/parser.go b/bootstrap/pkg/parser/parser.go
index f76c908..e163586 100644
--- a/bootstrap/pkg/parser/parser.go
+++ b/bootstrap/pkg/parser/parser.go
@@ -211,17 +211,23 @@ func readUnquotedExpr(parser IParsable) (types.IExpr, error) {
 	}
 
 	var sym types.IExpr
-	expr, err := readExpr(parser)
+	var err error
+	var expr types.IExpr
+
+	if *c == "@" {
+		parser.next(true)
+		sym = types.MakeSymbol("unquote-splicing")
+		expr, err = readExpr(parser)
+
+	} else {
+		sym = types.MakeSymbol("unquote")
+		expr, err = readExpr(parser)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if *c == "@" {
-		sym = types.MakeSymbol("unquote-splicing")
-
-	} else {
-		sym = types.MakeSymbol("unquote")
-	}
 	return types.MakeList([]types.IExpr{sym, expr}), nil
 }