diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/Interpreter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/Interpreter.kt
index 848d9a6..1e20f03 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/Interpreter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/Interpreter.kt
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ class Interpreter(element: JaktPsiElement) {
             is JaktTupleExpression -> ExecutionResult.Normal(TupleValue(element.expressionList.map { e ->
                 evaluateNonYield(e) { return it }
             }.toMutableList()))
+            is JaktParenExpression -> evaluate(element.expression!!)
 
             /*** STATEMENTS ***/
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/JaktBasicComptimeTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/JaktBasicComptimeTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdff0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/serenityos/jakt/comptime/JaktBasicComptimeTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.serenityos.jakt.comptime
+
+class JaktBasicComptimeTest : JaktComptimeTest() {
+    fun `test bitwise operators`() = doStdoutTest("""
+        comptime bitwise() {
+            if (((0x123 ^ 0x456) << 12) | (0x789 & 0xabc)) == 0x575288 {
+                print("PASS")
+            } else {
+                print("FAIL")
+            }
+        }
+
+        function main() {
+            bitwise()
+          //^T
+        }
+    """.trimIndent(), "PASS")
+}