diff --git a/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml b/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
index ec38004b3..a7314317d 100644
--- a/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
+++ b/src/passes/2-simplify/pascaligo.ml
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ and simpl_for_collect : Raw.for_collect -> (_ -> expression result) result = fun
   (* STEP 9 *)
   let final_sequence = match reassign_sequence with
     (* None case means that no variables were captured *)
-    | None -> e_let_in ("#COMPILER#folded_record", None) fold (e_skip ())
+    | None -> e_skip ()
     | Some seq -> e_let_in ("#COMPILER#folded_record", None) fold seq in
   return_statement @@ final_sequence
 
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/loop.ligo b/src/test/contracts/loop.ligo
index 10137c07a..7aaa4d7eb 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/loop.ligo
+++ b/src/test/contracts/loop.ligo
@@ -46,6 +46,27 @@ function for_collection_set (var nee : unit) : (int * string) is block {
   end
 } with (acc, st)
 
+// function for_collection_assignements_in_ifs (var nee : unit) : int is block {
+//   var acc : int := 0 ;
+//   var myset : set(int) := set 1 ; 2 ; 3 end ;
+//   for x : int in set myset
+//   begin
+//     if (x=1) then 
+//      acc := acc + x ;
+//     else 
+//      acc := acc + 10 ;
+//   end
+// } with acc
+
+function for_collection_empty (var nee : unit) : int is block {
+  var acc : int := 0 ;
+  var myset : set(int) := set 1 ; 2 ; 3 end ;
+  for x : int in set myset
+  begin
+    skip ;
+  end
+} with acc
+
 // function for_collection_map (var nee : unit) : (int * string) is block {
 //   var acc : int := 0 ;
 //   var st : string := "" ;
diff --git a/src/test/integration_tests.ml b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
index 3ed6d871e..26a1fcc63 100644
--- a/src/test/integration_tests.ml
+++ b/src/test/integration_tests.ml
@@ -674,6 +674,11 @@ let loop () : unit result =
     let expected = e_pair (e_int 6) (e_string "totototo") in
     expect_eq program "for_collection_set" input expected
   in
+  let%bind () = 
+    let input = e_unit () in
+    let expected = (e_int 0) in
+    expect_eq program "for_collection_empty" input expected
+  in
   ok ()
 
 (* Don't know how to assert parse error happens in this test framework