diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index fb87492504..1365abb869 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ proc rawExecute(c: PCtx, start: int, tos: PStackFrame): TFullReg =
     of opcRepr:
       decodeB(rkNode)
       createStr regs[ra]
-      regs[ra].node.strVal = renderTree(regs[rb].node, {renderNoComments})
+      regs[ra].node.strVal = renderTree(regs[rb].regToNode, {renderNoComments})
     of opcQuit:
       if c.mode in {emRepl, emStaticExpr, emStaticStmt}:
         message(c.debug[pc], hintQuitCalled)
diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 09dc341df5..334a4b8c76 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ proc expectKind*(n: PNimrodNode, k: TNimrodNodeKind) {.compileTime.} =
   ## checks that `n` is of kind `k`. If this is not the case,
   ## compilation aborts with an error message. This is useful for writing
   ## macros that check the AST that is passed to them.
-  if n.kind != k: error("macro expects a node of kind: " & repr(k))
+  if n.kind != k: error("macro expects a node of kind: " & $k)
 
 proc expectMinLen*(n: PNimrodNode, min: int) {.compileTime.} =
   ## checks that `n` has at least `min` children. If this is not the case,