diff --git a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/Optimizer.java b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/Optimizer.java
index 3fc8580..43628cf 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/Optimizer.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/Optimizer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.annimon.ownlang.parser;
 
+import com.annimon.ownlang.Console;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.Node;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.Statement;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.optimization.ConstantFolding;
@@ -22,10 +23,20 @@ public final class Optimizer {
         });
 
         Node result = statement;
-        for (int i = 0; i < level; i++) {
-            result = optimization.optimize(result);
+        if (true || level >= 9) {
+            int iteration = 0, lastModifications = 0;
+            do {
+                lastModifications = optimization.optimizationsCount();
+                result = optimization.optimize(result);
+                iteration++;
+            } while (lastModifications != optimization.optimizationsCount());
+            Console.print("Performs " + iteration + " optimization iterations");
+        } else {
+            for (int i = 0; i < level; i++) {
+                result = optimization.optimize(result);
+            }
         }
-        System.out.println(optimization.summaryInfo());
+        Console.println(optimization.summaryInfo());
         return (Statement) result;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/ast/ExprStatement.java b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/ast/ExprStatement.java
index f70ace4..30700ee 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/ast/ExprStatement.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/ast/ExprStatement.java
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast;
 
+import com.annimon.ownlang.lib.Value;
+
 /**
  * Wrapper for expressions, which can be used as statements.
  * 
  * @author aNNiMON
  */
-public final class ExprStatement implements Statement {
+public final class ExprStatement implements Expression, Statement {
     
     public final Expression expr;
     
@@ -17,6 +19,11 @@ public final class ExprStatement implements Statement {
     public void execute() {
         expr.eval();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Value eval() {
+        return expr.eval();
+    }
     
     @Override
     public void accept(Visitor visitor) {
diff --git a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/DeadCodeElimination.java b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/DeadCodeElimination.java
index 97b928e..206f979 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/DeadCodeElimination.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/DeadCodeElimination.java
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 package com.annimon.ownlang.parser.optimization;
 
+import com.annimon.ownlang.lib.Types;
+import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.AssignmentExpression;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.ExprStatement;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.IfStatement;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.Node;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.TernaryExpression;
+import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.ValueExpression;
+import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.VariableExpression;
 import com.annimon.ownlang.parser.ast.WhileStatement;
 import static com.annimon.ownlang.parser.visitors.VisitorUtils.isValue;
 import static com.annimon.ownlang.parser.visitors.VisitorUtils.isValueAsInt;
+import static com.annimon.ownlang.parser.visitors.VisitorUtils.isVariable;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * Performs dead code elimination.
  */
-public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Void> implements Optimizable {
+public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Map<String, VariableInfo>> implements Optimizable {
 
     private int ifStatementEliminatedCount;
     private int ternaryExpressionEliminatedCount;
@@ -19,7 +25,8 @@ public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Void> implements Op
 
     @Override
     public Node optimize(Node node) {
-        return node.accept(this, null);
+        final Map<String, VariableInfo> variableInfos = VariablesGrabber.getInfo(node);
+        return node.accept(this, variableInfos);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Void> implements Op
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Node visit(IfStatement s, Void t) {
+    public Node visit(IfStatement s, Map<String, VariableInfo> t) {
         if (isValue(s.expression)) {
             ifStatementEliminatedCount++;
             // true statement
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Void> implements Op
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Node visit(TernaryExpression s, Void t) {
+    public Node visit(TernaryExpression s, Map<String, VariableInfo> t) {
         if (isValue(s.condition)) {
             ternaryExpressionEliminatedCount++;
             if (s.condition.eval().asInt() != 0) {
@@ -74,11 +81,32 @@ public class DeadCodeElimination extends OptimizationVisitor<Void> implements Op
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Node visit(WhileStatement s, Void t) {
+    public Node visit(WhileStatement s, Map<String, VariableInfo> t) {
         if (isValueAsInt(s.condition, 0)) {
             whileStatementEliminatedCount++;
             return new ExprStatement(s.condition);
         }
         return super.visit(s, t);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Node visit(AssignmentExpression s, Map<String, VariableInfo> t) {
+        if (!isVariable((Node)s.target)) return super.visit(s, t);
+
+        final String variableName = ((VariableExpression) s.target).name;
+        if (!t.containsKey(variableName)) return super.visit(s, t);
+
+        final VariableInfo info = t.get(((VariableExpression) s.target).name);
+        if (info.modifications != 1 || info.value == null) {
+            return super.visit(s, t);
+        }
+        
+        switch (info.value.type()) {
+            case Types.NUMBER:
+            case Types.STRING:
+                return new ValueExpression(info.value);
+            default:
+                return super.visit(s, t);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/OptimizationVisitor.java b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/OptimizationVisitor.java
index 51983c0..fcd2c5c 100644
--- a/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/OptimizationVisitor.java
+++ b/src/com/annimon/ownlang/parser/optimization/OptimizationVisitor.java
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
             if (node != statement) {
                 changed = true;
             }
-            result.add((Statement) node);
+            if (node instanceof Statement) {
+                result.add((Statement) node);
+            } else if (node instanceof Expression) {
+                result.add(new ExprStatement((Expression) node));
+            }
         }
         if (changed) {
             return result;
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         final Node condition = s.condition.accept(this, t);
         final Node statement = s.statement.accept(this, t);
         if (condition != s.condition || statement != s.statement) {
-            return new DoWhileStatement((Expression) condition, (Statement) statement);
+            return new DoWhileStatement((Expression) condition, consumeStatement(statement));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -125,8 +129,8 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         final Node statement = s.statement.accept(this, t);
         if (initialization != s.initialization || termination != s.termination
                 || increment != s.increment || statement != s.statement) {
-            return new ForStatement((Statement) initialization,
-                    (Expression) termination, (Statement) increment, (Statement) statement);
+            return new ForStatement(consumeStatement(initialization),
+                    (Expression) termination, consumeStatement(increment), consumeStatement(statement));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         final Node container = s.container.accept(this, t);
         final Node body = s.body.accept(this, t);
         if (container != s.container || body != s.body) {
-            return new ForeachArrayStatement(s.variable, (Expression) container, (Statement) body);
+            return new ForeachArrayStatement(s.variable, (Expression) container, consumeStatement(body));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         final Node container = s.container.accept(this, t);
         final Node body = s.body.accept(this, t);
         if (container != s.container || body != s.body) {
-            return new ForeachMapStatement(s.key, s.value, (Expression) container, (Statement) body);
+            return new ForeachMapStatement(s.key, s.value, (Expression) container, consumeStatement(body));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
     public Node visit(FunctionDefineStatement s, T t) {
         final Node body = s.body.accept(this, t);
         if (body != s.body) {
-            return new FunctionDefineStatement(s.name, s.arguments, (Statement) body);
+            return new FunctionDefineStatement(s.name, s.arguments, consumeStatement(body));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
             elseStatement = null;
         }
         if (expression != s.expression || ifStatement != s.ifStatement || elseStatement != s.elseStatement) {
-            return new IfStatement((Expression) expression, (Statement) ifStatement, (Statement) elseStatement);
+            return new IfStatement((Expression) expression, consumeStatement(ifStatement), consumeStatement(elseStatement));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
             final Node patternResult = pattern.result.accept(this, t);
             if (patternResult != pattern.result) {
                 changed = true;
-                pattern.result = (Statement) patternResult;
+                pattern.result = consumeStatement(patternResult);
             }
             patterns.add(pattern);
         }
@@ -316,7 +320,7 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         final Node condition = s.condition.accept(this, t);
         final Node statement = s.statement.accept(this, t);
         if (condition != s.condition || statement != s.statement) {
-            return new WhileStatement((Expression) condition, (Statement) statement);
+            return new WhileStatement((Expression) condition, consumeStatement(statement));
         }
         return s;
     }
@@ -329,4 +333,11 @@ public abstract class OptimizationVisitor<T> implements ResultVisitor<Node, T> {
         }
         return s;
     }
+
+    protected Statement consumeStatement(Node node) {
+        if (node instanceof Statement) {
+            return (Statement) node;
+        }
+        return new ExprStatement((Expression) node);
+    }
 }