diff --git a/compiler/parser/ceda/ast2a.py b/compiler/parser/ceda/ast2a.py
index e9b65c691..239b70fea 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/ceda/ast2a.py
+++ b/compiler/parser/ceda/ast2a.py
@@ -163,25 +163,25 @@ def mk_file (ty, n):
     return ["File", [ty, n.nfile.fd, arg]];
 
 
-def mk_dup (ty, n):
-    ndup = n.ndup;
-    vname = ndup.vname;
-
-    tgt = [];
+def mk_dup(ty, n):
+    ndup = n.ndup
+    vname = ndup.vname
+    
+    tgt = []
 
     if (not vname):
-        dupfd = ndup.dupfd;
+        dupfd = ndup.dupfd
         if (dupfd == -1):
-            tgt.append (["C", ORD_MINUS]);
+            tgt.append(["C", ORD_MINUS])
         else:
-            dupfd_str = str (dupfd);
+            dupfd_str = str(dupfd)
 
-            for i in range (len (dupfd_str)):
-                tgt.append (["C", ord (dupfd_str [i])]);
+            for i in range(len(dupfd_str)):
+                tgt.append(["C", ord(dupfd_str[i])])
     else:
-        tgt = to_arg (vname.narg);
+        tgt = to_arg(vname.contents.narg)
 
-    return (["Dup", [ty, ndup.fd, tgt]]);
+    return (["Dup", [ty, ndup.fd, tgt]])
 
 
 def mk_here (ty, n):
diff --git a/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/redir-var-test.sh b/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/redir-var-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e82ffd7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/redir-var-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+func_emit_tests_Makefile_am ()
+{
+  ofd=3
+  {
+    echo hi
+  } >&$ofd
+}
+fd=1 
+echo hi >&$fd
diff --git a/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/run.sh b/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/run.sh
index c97b16b74..a7fba89ec 100755
--- a/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/run.sh
+++ b/evaluation/tests/interface_tests/run.sh
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ test_exclam()
     $shell test-exclam.sh
 }
 
+test_redir_var_test()
+{
+    local shell=$1
+    $shell redir-var-test.sh
+}
+
 ## We run all tests composed with && to exit on the first that fails
 if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
     run_test test1
@@ -337,6 +343,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
     run_test test_quoting
     run_test test_var_assgn_default
     run_test test_exclam
+    run_test test_redir_var_test
 else
     for testname in $@
     do