diff --git a/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/formatters.hb b/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/formatters.hb
index be454cc1..e5a15bda 100644
--- a/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/formatters.hb
+++ b/sysdata/libraries/stn/src/formatters.hb
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ FormatOptions := struct {
 /* SAFETY:
  * Assumes the buffer is wide enough for the formatted text and a null char
 */
-format := fn($T: type, v: T, str: ^u8): ^u8 return @inline(format_args, T, v, str, .())
+format := fn($T: type, v: T, str: ^u8): ^u8 return @inline(format_args, T, v, str, .{})
 
 format_args := fn($T: type, v: T, str: ^u8, opts: FormatOptions): ^u8 {
 	@inline(string.clear, str)
diff --git a/sysdata/programs/test/src/tests/stn/formatters.hb b/sysdata/programs/test/src/tests/stn/formatters.hb
index 171f1411..538f9c86 100644
--- a/sysdata/programs/test/src/tests/stn/formatters.hb
+++ b/sysdata/programs/test/src/tests/stn/formatters.hb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test := fn(): uint {
 		radix: 16,
 	}))
 	log.info(format_args(f64, math.LN_2, buffer, .{radix: 16}))
-	// log.info(format([u8; 3], .(1, 2, 3), buffer))
+	log.info(format([u8; 3], .(1, 2, 3), buffer))
 	log.info(format(^SubThingy, &.(0.0, true), buffer))
 
 	return 0