diff --git a/janet/scanner.janet b/janet/scanner.janet
index 979ce71..e08228e 100644
--- a/janet/scanner.janet
+++ b/janet/scanner.janet
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    "nil" :nil ## impl -> literal word
    "ns" :ns ## impl
    "panic!" :panic ## impl (should _not_ be a function)
+   "pkg" :pkg
    "recur" :recur ## impl
    "ref" :ref ## impl
    "then" :then ## impl
@@ -295,8 +296,9 @@
       "&" (add-comment char scanner)
 
       ## keywords
+      # XXX: make sure we want only lower-only keywords
       ":" (cond
-           (alpha? next) (add-keyword scanner)
+           (lower? next) (add-keyword scanner)
            :else (add-error scanner (string "Expected keyword. Got " char next)))
 
       ## splats