diff --git a/janet/validate.janet b/janet/validate.janet
index 0e9a7c6..a3f7a48 100644
--- a/janet/validate.janet
+++ b/janet/validate.janet
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Imports are for a later iteration of Ludus:
   (array/push (validator :errors)
    {:node kw-type :msg "unknown type"}))
  (set (validator :ast) word)
- (pattern word))
+ (pattern validator))
 
 (defn- pattern* [validator]
  (print "PATTERN*")