diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index f13c90f..3542758 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -46,17 +46,10 @@ func (c *Context) Eval(line string) error {
 
 			ifcheck, _ := c.IfStack.Pick(0)
 			if len(c.IfStack.values) == 0 || (len(c.IfStack.values) > 0 && ifcheck == 1) || w.BranchCheck {
-				int, err := strconv.Atoi(sword)
-				if err == nil {
-					// it was a number! put it on the stack.
-					c.Stack.Push(int)
-					word = []byte{}
-					continue
-				}
-
 				// run word
 				c.RStack.Push(i)
-				if err = c.Exec(w); err != nil {
+				err := c.Exec(w)
+				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 				i, err = c.RStack.Pop()
@@ -88,7 +81,13 @@ func (c *Context) Exec(w Word) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse word %s", w.Name)
+		it, err := strconv.Atoi(w.Name)
+		if err == nil {
+			// it was a number! put it on the stack.
+			c.Stack.Push(it)
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to parse word %s", w.Name)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }