diff --git a/bin/hy2py b/bin/hy2py
index d746d5a..03073fb 100755
--- a/bin/hy2py
+++ b/bin/hy2py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ from hy.compiler import hy_compile
 from hy.lex import tokenize
 import codegen
 import sys
+import ast
 
-
-ast = hy_compile(tokenize(open(sys.argv[1], 'r').read()))
-print codegen.to_source(ast)
+tokens = tokenize(open(sys.argv[1], 'r').read())
+print tokens
+_ast = hy_compile(tokens)
+print ast.dump(_ast)
+print codegen.to_source(_ast)
diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index f212e8b..8882be3 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         tree.reverse()
 
         if self.returnable and len(tree) > 0:
-            el = tree.pop()
+            el = tree[0]
             if not isinstance(el, ast.stmt):
+                el = tree.pop()
                 ret.append(ast.Return(value=el,
                                       lineno=el.lineno,
                                       col_offset=el.col_offset))
@@ -80,6 +81,30 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
     def compile_raw_list(self, entries):
         return [self.compile(x) for x in entries]
 
+    @builds("assert")
+    def compile_assert_expression(self, expr):
+        expr.pop(0)  # assert
+        e = expr.pop(0)
+        return ast.Assert(test=self.compile(e),
+                          msg=None,
+                          lineno=e.start_line,
+                          col_offset=e.start_column)
+
+    @builds("=")
+    def compile_compare_op_expression(self, expression):
+        ops = {"=": ast.Eq}
+
+        inv = expression.pop(0)
+        op = ops[inv]
+        ops = [op() for x in range(1, len(expression))]
+        e = expression.pop(0)
+
+        return ast.Compare(left=self.compile(e),
+                           ops=ops,
+                           comparators=[self.compile(x) for x in expression],
+                           lineno=e.start_line,
+                           col_offset=e.start_column)
+
     @builds("+")
     @builds("-")
     @builds("/")
diff --git a/hy/models/expression.py b/hy/models/expression.py
index 47722b4..7ccac91 100644
--- a/hy/models/expression.py
+++ b/hy/models/expression.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-from hy.models import HyObject
 from hy.models.list import HyList
 
 
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/math.hy b/tests/native_tests/math.hy
index 7a56553..9c463be 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/math.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/math.hy
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 
 (def test_basic_math (fn []
-  (assert (+ 2 2) 4)))
+  (assert (= (+ 2 2) 4))))