diff --git a/expand.cpp b/expand.cpp
index c370725a3..4a3eaf015 100644
--- a/expand.cpp
+++ b/expand.cpp
@@ -735,7 +735,6 @@ static int parse_slice( const wchar_t *in, wchar_t **end_ptr, std::vector<long>
     
     //	debug( 0, L"parse_slice on '%ls'", in );
 	
-    
 	while( 1 )
 	{
 		long tmp;
@@ -761,6 +760,8 @@ static int parse_slice( const wchar_t *in, wchar_t **end_ptr, std::vector<long>
 		pos = end-in;
         if ( in[pos]==L'.' && in[pos+1]==L'.' ){
             pos+=2;
+            while( in[pos]==INTERNAL_SEPARATOR )
+                pos++;		
             long tmp1 = wcstol( &in[pos], &end, 10 );
             if( ( errno ) || ( end == &in[pos] ) )
             {
diff --git a/tests/test8.in b/tests/test8.in
index e03d9d05b..3a76e8bf8 100644
--- a/tests/test8.in
+++ b/tests/test8.in
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # Test index ranges 
 
-# Test variable expand
-set test (seq 10)
-echo $test[1..10]      # normal range
-echo $test[10..1]      # inverted range
+echo Test variable expand
+set n 10
+set test (seq $n)
+echo $test[1..$n]      # normal range
+echo $test[$n..1]      # inverted range
 echo $test[2..5 8..6]  # several ranges
 echo $test[-1..-2]     # range with negative limits
 echo $test[-1..1]      # range with mixed limits
 
-# Test variable set
+echo Test variable set
 set test1 $test
-set test1[-1..1] $test  # reverse variable
-echo $echo $test1
-set test1[2..4 -2..-4] $test1[4..2 -4..-2]
-echo $test1
+set test1[-1..1] $test; echo $test1
+set test1[1..$n] $test; echo $test1
+set test1[$n..1] $test; echo $test1
+set test1[2..4 -2..-4] $test1[4..2 -4..-2]; echo $test1
 
-# Test command substitution
+echo Test command substitution
 echo (seq 5)[-1..1]
-echo (seq 10)[3..5 -2..2]
-
+echo (seq $n)[3..5 -2..2]
diff --git a/tests/test8.out b/tests/test8.out
index e118e572b..82bf40942 100644
--- a/tests/test8.out
+++ b/tests/test8.out
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+Test variable expand
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
 2 3 4 5 8 7 6
 10 9
 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+Test variable set
+10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
 10 7 8 9 6 5 2 3 4 1
+Test command substitution
 5 4 3 2 1
 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2