diff --git a/src/desugar.ml b/src/desugar.ml
index becb43e73a9..9359915cbe2 100644
--- a/src/desugar.ml
+++ b/src/desugar.ml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ and exp' at note = function
     let cc = Value.call_conv_of_typ e1.Source.note.S.note_typ in
     let inst = List.map (fun t -> t.Source.note) inst in
     I.CallE (cc, exp e1, inst, exp e2)
+  | S.BlockE ([{it = S.ExpD e; _}], _) -> exp' e.at e.note e.it
   | S.BlockE (ds, ot) -> I.BlockE (decs ds, !ot)
   | S.NotE e -> I.IfE (exp e, falseE, trueE)
   | S.AndE (e1, e2) -> I.IfE (exp e1, exp e2, falseE)
diff --git a/src/type.ml b/src/type.ml
index 33bb6a837f4..4726ff5aea9 100644
--- a/src/type.ml
+++ b/src/type.ml
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ let rec rel_typ env rel eq t1 t2 =
     s1 = s2 &&
     rel_fields env rel eq tfs1 tfs2
   | Obj (s, _), Shared when rel != eq ->
-    s != Object Local
+    s <> Object Local
   | Array t1', Array t2' ->
     rel_typ env rel eq t1' t2'
   | Array t1', Obj _ when rel != eq ->
diff --git a/test/fail/ok/issue103.tc.ok b/test/fail/ok/issue103.tc.ok
index 1740e3ce0e3..d0f8ed19484 100644
--- a/test/fail/ok/issue103.tc.ok
+++ b/test/fail/ok/issue103.tc.ok
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 issue103.as:3.29-3.40: type error, shared function has non-shared parameter type
   () -> Nat
+issue103.as:10.29-10.46: type error, shared function has non-shared parameter type
+  {foo : () -> Nat}
 issue103.as:17.29-17.40: type error, async type has non-shared parameter type
   () -> Nat
+issue103.as:24.29-24.48: type error, async type has non-shared parameter type
+  {foo : () -> Nat}
diff --git a/test/run-dfinity/chatpp.as b/test/run-dfinity/chatpp.as
index 1b386e4a9f3..631b6f41a98 100644
--- a/test/run-dfinity/chatpp.as
+++ b/test/run-dfinity/chatpp.as
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* a simple data structure: mutable, singly linked list */
 type List<T> = ?{head: T; var tail: List<T>};
 
-type subscription = {
+type subscription = shared {
   post : shared Text -> async (); /* revokable by Server */
   cancel : shared () -> ();
 };
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ actor Server = {
      nextId += 1;
      let cs = new { head = c; var tail = clients};
      clients := ?cs;
-     return (new {
+     return (shared {
        post =  (shared func (message:Text) : async ()
                 { if (not (c.revoked))
                     await broadcast(c.id, message);
diff --git a/test/run-dfinity/data-params.as b/test/run-dfinity/data-params.as
index bfe970521b8..c47ad52ce98 100644
--- a/test/run-dfinity/data-params.as
+++ b/test/run-dfinity/data-params.as
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let a = actor {
     printInt(c);
     print("\n");
   };
-  increcord(a : { x : Nat; y : Nat }) : () {
+  increcord(a : shared { x : Nat; y : Nat }) : () {
     c += a.x;
     c += a.y;
     printInt(c);
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ a.incnested(7,(8,9));
 a.incarray([10,11,12,13]);
 a.incopt(null);
 a.incopt(?14);
-a.increcord(new {x = 15; y = 16});
-a.increcord(new {x = 17; y = 18; z = 19});
+a.increcord(shared {x = 15; y = 16});
+a.increcord(shared {x = 17; y = 18; z = 19});
 a.printCounter();
 a.printLabeled("Foo: ");
 // a.readCounter(func (n : Nat) = { printInt n; print("\n") });
diff --git a/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok b/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
index 04999878853..b2fdd988684 100644
--- a/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
+++ b/test/run-dfinity/ok/counter-class.wasm.stderr.ok
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ non-closed actor: (ActorE
                   $lambda
                   (VarP $0)
                   ()
-                  (CallE ( 1 -> 0) (VarE $0) (BlockE (ExpD (VarE c)) Int))
+                  (CallE ( 1 -> 0) (VarE $0) (VarE c))
                 )
                 (Int -> ()) -> ()
               )
diff --git a/test/run/for.as b/test/run/for.as
index dc8d83d7eed..1f62f884f24 100644
--- a/test/run/for.as
+++ b/test/run/for.as
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ async {
   assert(i == 11);
 };
 
-{
-  var i = 0;
-  for (j in await async (range(0, 10))) {
-    printInt(j);
-    assert(j == i);
-    i += 1;
-  };
-  assert(i == 11);
-};
-
 {
   var i = 0;
   i := 0;
@@ -31,19 +21,4 @@ async {
   assert(i == 11);
 };
 
-{
-  var i = 0;
-  for (j in await async (range(0, 10))) {
-   printInt(j);  
-   assert(j == i);
-   await (async (i += 1));
-  };
-  assert(i == 11);
 };
-
-};
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/test/run/ok/for.run-ir.ok b/test/run/ok/for.run-ir.ok
index ac6ac408923..0b36fe95ae6 100644
--- a/test/run/ok/for.run-ir.ok
+++ b/test/run/ok/for.run-ir.ok
@@ -1 +1 @@
-012345678910012345678910012345678910012345678910
+012345678910012345678910
diff --git a/test/run/ok/for.run-low.ok b/test/run/ok/for.run-low.ok
index ac6ac408923..0b36fe95ae6 100644
--- a/test/run/ok/for.run-low.ok
+++ b/test/run/ok/for.run-low.ok
@@ -1 +1 @@
-012345678910012345678910012345678910012345678910
+012345678910012345678910
diff --git a/test/run/ok/for.run.ok b/test/run/ok/for.run.ok
index ac6ac408923..0b36fe95ae6 100644
--- a/test/run/ok/for.run.ok
+++ b/test/run/ok/for.run.ok
@@ -1 +1 @@
-012345678910012345678910012345678910012345678910
+012345678910012345678910