diff --git a/cmd/tools/vreduce.v b/cmd/tools/vreduce.v
index 5d75140400..38fadc3347 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vreduce.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vreduce.v
@@ -44,15 +44,14 @@ fn main() {
 	content := os.read_file(file_path)!
 	assert string_reproduces(content, error_msg, command)
 	show_code_stats(content, label: 'Original code size')
-	mut tree := parse(content)
 
 	// start tests
-	tmp_code := create_code(tree)
+	tmp_code := create_code(parse(content))
 	assert string_reproduces(tmp_code, error_msg, command)
 	show_code_stats(tmp_code, label: 'Code size without comments')
 
 	// reduce the code
-	reduce_scope(mut tree, error_msg, command, do_fmt)
+	reduce_scope(content, error_msg, command, do_fmt)
 }
 
 // Return true if the command ran on the file produces the pattern
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ type Elem = string | Scope
 @[heap]
 struct Scope {
 mut:
+	fn_scope    bool   // contains a function (string: signature{}, children: function body)
 	ignored     bool   // is the scope ignored when creating the file
 	tmp_ignored bool   // used when testing if it can be ignored in the file
 	children    []Elem // code blocks (strings & children scope
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@ fn parse(file string) Scope { // The parser is surely incomplete for the V synta
 			for file[i] != `\n` { // comment -> skip until newline
 				i++
 			}
+		} else if file[i] == `\n` && file[i - 1] == `\n` {
+			i++ // remove excess newlines
+		} else if file[i] == `\t` {
+			i++ // remove tabs for easier processing
+		} else if file[i] == `f` && file[i + 1] == `n` && file[i + 2] == ` ` && file[i - 1] or {
+			`\n`
+		} == `\n` {
+			top.children << current_string
+			// no increase in scope because not handled with {}
+			current_string = ''
+			top.children << &Scope{
+				fn_scope: true
+			}
+			stack << &(top.children[top.children.len - 1] as Scope)
+			current_string += file[i].ascii_str() // f
+			i++
+			current_string += file[i].ascii_str() // n
+			i++
 		} else if file[i] == `/` && file[i + 1] == `*` {
 			i++
 			i++
@@ -142,12 +160,23 @@ fn parse(file string) Scope { // The parser is surely incomplete for the V synta
 		} else if file[i] == `}` {
 			scope_level -= 1
 			assert scope_level >= 0, 'The scopes are not well detected ${stack[0]}'
-			top.children << current_string
+			if current_string != '' {
+				top.children << current_string
+			}
+			if stack.last().children == [] {
+				stack[stack.len - 2].children.delete(stack[stack.len - 2].children.len - 1) // delete the empty scope (the last children because top of the stack)
+			}
 			stack.pop()
 			top = stack[stack.len - 1]
 			current_string = ''
 			current_string += file[i].ascii_str() // }
 			i++
+			if scope_level == 0 && stack.len == 2 { // the function and the body scope
+				top.children << current_string
+				stack.pop()
+				top = stack[stack.len - 1]
+				current_string = ''
+			}
 		} else {
 			current_string += file[i].ascii_str()
 			i++
@@ -157,7 +186,7 @@ fn parse(file string) Scope { // The parser is surely incomplete for the V synta
 	top = stack[stack.len - 1]
 	top.children << current_string // last part of the file
 	assert scope_level == 0, 'The scopes are not well detected'
-	assert stack.len == 1, 'The stack should only have the BODY scope'
+	assert stack.len == 1, 'The stack should only have the body scope'
 	return *stack[0]
 }
 
@@ -183,101 +212,112 @@ fn create_code(sc Scope) string {
 }
 
 // Reduces the code contained in the scope tree and writes the reduced code to `rpdc.v`
-fn reduce_scope(mut sc Scope, error_msg string, command string, do_fmt bool) {
+fn reduce_scope(content string, error_msg string, command string, do_fmt bool) {
+	mut sc := parse('') // will get filled in the start of the loop
 	println('Cleaning the scopes')
-	mut modified_smth := true // was a modification successful in reducing the code in the last iteration
-	for modified_smth { // as long as there are successful modifications
-		modified_smth = false
-		println('NEXT ITERATION, loop 1')
-		mut stack := []&Elem{}
-		for i in 0 .. sc.children.len {
-			stack << &sc.children[i]
-		}
-		for stack.len > 0 { // traverse the tree and disable (ignore) scopes that are not needed for reproduction
-			mut item := stack.pop()
-			if mut item is Scope {
-				if !item.ignored {
-					item.tmp_ignored = true // try to ignore it
-					code := create_code(sc)
-					item.tmp_ignored = false // dont need it anymore
-					if string_reproduces(code, error_msg, command) {
-						item.ignored = true
-						modified_smth = true
-						show_code_stats(code)
-					} else { // if can remove it, no need to go though it's children
-						for i in 0 .. item.children.len {
-							stack << &item.children[i]
+	mut text_code := content
+	mut outer_modified_smth := true
+	for outer_modified_smth {
+		sc = parse(text_code)
+		outer_modified_smth = false
+		mut modified_smth := true // was a modification successful in reducing the code in the last iteration
+		for modified_smth { // as long as there are successful modifications
+			modified_smth = false
+			println('NEXT ITERATION, loop 1')
+			mut stack := []&Elem{}
+			for i in 0 .. sc.children.len {
+				stack << &sc.children[i]
+			}
+			for stack.len > 0 { // traverse the tree and disable (ignore) scopes that are not needed for reproduction
+				mut item := stack.pop()
+				if mut item is Scope {
+					if !item.ignored {
+						item.tmp_ignored = true // try to ignore it
+						code := create_code(sc)
+						item.tmp_ignored = false // dont need it anymore
+						if string_reproduces(code, error_msg, command) {
+							item.ignored = true
+							modified_smth = true
+							outer_modified_smth = true
+							show_code_stats(code)
+						} else { // if can remove it, no need to go though it's children
+							for i in 0 .. item.children.len {
+								stack << &item.children[i]
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	println('Processing remaining lines')
-	tmp_code := create_code(sc).split_into_lines() // dont forget to add back the \n
-	// Create the binary tree of the lines
-	depth := int(math.log2(tmp_code.len)) + 1
-	mut c := 0
-	mut line_stack := []&Scope{}
-	line_stack << &Scope{}
-	for c < tmp_code.len {
-		l1 := line_stack.len
-		if l1 <= depth { // or equal because of the first node
-			if line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len < 2 {
-				line_stack[l1 - 1].children << &Scope{}
-				l2 := line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len
-				line_stack << &(line_stack[l1 - 1].children[l2 - 1] as Scope)
+		text_code = create_code(sc)
+
+		println('Processing remaining lines')
+		split_code := text_code.split_into_lines() // dont forget to add back the \n
+		// Create the binary tree of the lines
+		depth := int(math.log2(split_code.len)) + 1
+		mut c := 0
+		mut line_stack := []&Scope{}
+		line_stack << &Scope{}
+		for c < split_code.len {
+			l1 := line_stack.len
+			if l1 <= depth { // or equal because of the first node
+				if line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len < 2 {
+					line_stack[l1 - 1].children << &Scope{}
+					l2 := line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len
+					line_stack << &(line_stack[l1 - 1].children[l2 - 1] as Scope)
+				} else {
+					line_stack.pop()
+				}
 			} else {
-				line_stack.pop()
-			}
-		} else {
-			if line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len != 0 { // if there is already a string
-				line_stack.pop()
-			} else {
-				line_stack[l1 - 1].children << tmp_code[c] + '\n' // the \n were removed by the split
-				c++
-				line_stack.pop() // already a string
+				if line_stack[l1 - 1].children.len != 0 { // if there is already a string
+					line_stack.pop()
+				} else {
+					line_stack[l1 - 1].children << split_code[c] + '\n' // the \n were removed by the split
+					c++
+					line_stack.pop() // already a string
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	// Traverse the tree and prune the useless lines / line groups for the reproduction
-	mut line_tree := *line_stack[0]
-	assert string_reproduces(create_code(line_tree), error_msg, command) // should be the same
-	println('Pruning the lines/line groups')
-	modified_smth = true
-	for modified_smth {
-		modified_smth = false
-		println('NEXT ITERATION, loop 2')
-		mut stack := []&Elem{}
-		for i in 0 .. line_tree.children.len {
-			stack << &line_tree.children[i]
-		}
-		for stack.len > 0 { // traverse the binary tree (of the lines)
-			mut item := stack.pop()
-			if mut item is Scope {
-				if !item.ignored {
-					item.tmp_ignored = true
-					code := create_code(line_tree)
-					item.tmp_ignored = false // dont need it anymore
-					if string_reproduces(code, error_msg, command) {
-						item.ignored = true
-						modified_smth = true
-						show_code_stats(code)
-					} else { // if can remove it, can remove it's children
-						for i in 0 .. item.children.len {
-							stack << &item.children[i]
+		// Traverse the tree and prune the useless lines / line groups for the reproduction
+		mut line_tree := *line_stack[0]
+		assert string_reproduces(create_code(line_tree), error_msg, command) // should be the same
+		println('Pruning the lines/line groups')
+		modified_smth = true
+		for modified_smth {
+			modified_smth = false
+			println('NEXT ITERATION, loop 2')
+			mut stack := []&Elem{}
+			for i in 0 .. line_tree.children.len {
+				stack << &line_tree.children[i]
+			}
+			for stack.len > 0 { // traverse the binary tree (of the lines)
+				mut item := stack.pop()
+				if mut item is Scope {
+					if !item.ignored {
+						item.tmp_ignored = true
+						code := create_code(line_tree)
+						item.tmp_ignored = false // dont need it anymore
+						if string_reproduces(code, error_msg, command) {
+							item.ignored = true
+							modified_smth = true
+							outer_modified_smth = true
+							show_code_stats(code)
+						} else { // if can remove it, can remove it's children
+							for i in 0 .. item.children.len {
+								stack << &item.children[i]
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		text_code = create_code(line_tree)
 	}
 
-	mre := create_code(line_tree) // final minimal reproductible example
-	assert string_reproduces(mre, error_msg, command)
-	os.write_file('rpdc.v', mre) or { panic(err) }
+	assert string_reproduces(text_code, error_msg, command)
+	os.write_file('rpdc.v', text_code) or { panic(err) }
 	if do_fmt {
 		os.execute('v fmt -w rpdc.v')
 		final_content := os.read_file('rpdc.v') or { panic(err) }