diff --git a/compiler/layouter.nim b/compiler/layouter.nim
index 9f9b6fc8ec..f96f88da1e 100644
--- a/compiler/layouter.nim
+++ b/compiler/layouter.nim
@@ -111,15 +111,16 @@ proc softLinebreak(em: var Emitter, lit: string) =
       for i in 1..em.indentLevel+moreIndent(em): wr(" ")
     else:
       # search backwards for a good split position:
-      for a in em.altSplitPos:
+      for a in mitems(em.altSplitPos):
         if a > em.fixedUntil:
           var spaces = 0
           while a+spaces < em.content.len and em.content[a+spaces] == ' ':
             inc spaces
           if spaces > 0: delete(em.content, a, a+spaces-1)
-          let ws = "\L" & repeat(' ',em.indentLevel+moreIndent(em))
           em.col = em.content.len - a
+          let ws = "\L" & repeat(' ', em.indentLevel+moreIndent(em))
           em.content.insert(ws, a)
+          a = -1
           break
 
 proc emitTok*(em: var Emitter; L: TLexer; tok: TToken) =
@@ -256,8 +257,8 @@ proc emitTok*(em: var Emitter; L: TLexer; tok: TToken) =
         tok.strongSpaceB == 0 and tok.strongSpaceA > 0
 
       if not isUnary(tok):
-        wr(" ")
         rememberSplit(splitBinary)
+        wr(" ")
   of tkAccent:
     if not em.inquote and endsInAlpha(em): wr(" ")
     wr(TokTypeToStr[tok.tokType])
diff --git a/nimpretty/tester.nim b/nimpretty/tester.nim
index d940714910..6d329f3972 100644
--- a/nimpretty/tester.nim
+++ b/nimpretty/tester.nim
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ else:
 
 proc test(infile, ext: string) =
   if execShellCmd("$# -o:$# --backup:off $#" % [nimp, infile.changeFileExt(ext), infile]) != 0:
-    quit("FAILURE")
+    echo "FAILURE: nimpretty cannot prettify ", infile
+    failures += 1
+    return
   let nimFile = splitFile(infile).name
   let expected = dir / "expected" / nimFile & ".nim"
   let produced = dir / nimFile.changeFileExt(ext)
diff --git a/nimpretty/tests/expected/simple3.nim b/nimpretty/tests/expected/simple3.nim
index f05c361adf..7f17e0fc6c 100644
--- a/nimpretty/tests/expected/simple3.nim
+++ b/nimpretty/tests/expected/simple3.nim
@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ foo bar
 
 proc fun() =
   echo "ok1"
+
+proc fun2(a = "fooo" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & (
+    "bar" & "bar" & "bar") & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" &
+    "bar" & "bar" & "bar"): auto =
+  discard
+
+fun2()
diff --git a/nimpretty/tests/simple3.nim b/nimpretty/tests/simple3.nim
index f05c361adf..bd60ddf399 100644
--- a/nimpretty/tests/simple3.nim
+++ b/nimpretty/tests/simple3.nim
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ foo bar
 
 proc fun() =
   echo "ok1"
+
+proc fun2(a = "fooo" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & ("bar" & "bar" & "bar") & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar" & "bar"): auto =
+  discard
+
+fun2()