diff --git a/compiler/vm.nim b/compiler/vm.nim
index 7edbb3fd20..b682b4e253 100644
--- a/compiler/vm.nim
+++ b/compiler/vm.nim
@@ -1364,9 +1364,11 @@ var
   globalCtx: PCtx
 
 proc setupGlobalCtx(module: PSym) =
-  if globalCtx.isNil: globalCtx = newCtx(module)
-  else: refresh(globalCtx, module)
-  registerAdditionalOps(globalCtx)
+  if globalCtx.isNil:
+    globalCtx = newCtx(module)
+    registerAdditionalOps(globalCtx)
+  else:
+    refresh(globalCtx, module)
 
 proc myOpen(module: PSym): PPassContext =
   #var c = newEvalContext(module, emRepl)
diff --git a/compiler/vmdef.nim b/compiler/vmdef.nim
index 3d49cb130d..90b9f2517a 100644
--- a/compiler/vmdef.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmdef.nim
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ proc newCtx*(module: PSym): PCtx =
 proc refresh*(c: PCtx, module: PSym) =
   c.module = module
   c.prc = PProc(blocks: @[])
+  c.loopIterations = MaxLoopIterations
 
 proc registerCallback*(c: PCtx; name: string; callback: VmCallback) =
   c.callbacks.add((name, callback))