diff --git a/chunks/ast.go b/chunks/ast.go
index 999b232..6de8d53 100644
--- a/chunks/ast.go
+++ b/chunks/ast.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type ASTObject struct {
 // ASTControlTag is a control tag.
 type ASTControlTag struct {
 	Chunk
+	renderer func(io.Writer, Context) error
 	cd       *controlTagDefinition
 	Body     []ASTNode
 	Branches []*ASTControlTag
diff --git a/chunks/parser.go b/chunks/parser.go
index 3bb6ea9..0299355 100644
--- a/chunks/parser.go
+++ b/chunks/parser.go
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ func Parse(chunks []Chunk) (ASTNode, error) {
 					ccn.Branches = append(ccn.Branches, n)
 					ap = &n.Body
 				case cd.isEndTag:
+					// if ccn != nil && cd.parser != nil {
+					// 	renderer, err := cd.parser(*ccn)
+					// 	if err != nil {
+					// 		return nil, err
+					// 	}
+					// 	ccn.renderer = renderer
+					// }
 					f := stack[len(stack)-1]
 					stack = stack[:len(stack)-1]
 					ccd, ccn, ap = f.cd, f.cn, f.ap
@@ -96,8 +103,42 @@ func Parse(chunks []Chunk) (ASTNode, error) {
 	if ccd != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unterminated %s tag", ccd.name)
 	}
+	if err := evaluateBuilders(root); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if len(root.Children) == 1 {
 		return root.Children[0], nil
 	}
 	return root, nil
 }
+
+func evaluateBuilders(n ASTNode) error {
+	switch n := n.(type) {
+	case *ASTControlTag:
+		for _, child := range n.Body {
+			if err := evaluateBuilders(child); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		for _, branch := range n.Branches {
+			if err := evaluateBuilders(branch); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		cd, ok := findControlTagDefinition(n.Tag)
+		if ok && cd.parser != nil {
+			renderer, err := cd.parser(*n)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			n.renderer = renderer
+		}
+	case *ASTSeq:
+		for _, child := range n.Children {
+			if error := evaluateBuilders(child); error != nil {
+				return error
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/chunks/parser_test.go b/chunks/parser_test.go
index 1cd0f60..b404139 100644
--- a/chunks/parser_test.go
+++ b/chunks/parser_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func init() {
 var parseErrorTests = []struct{ in, expected string }{
 	{"{%unknown_tag%}", "unknown tag"},
 	{"{%if test%}", "unterminated if tag"},
-	// {"{%if syntax error%}{%endif%}", "parse error"},
+	// {"{%for syntax error%}{%endfor%}", "parse error"},
 }
 
 var parserTests = []struct{ in string }{
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var parserTests = []struct{ in string }{
 
 func TestParseErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range parseErrorTests {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%02d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%02d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
 			tokens := Scan(test.in, "")
 			ast, err := Parse(tokens)
 			require.Nilf(t, ast, test.in)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestParseErrors(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParser(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range parserTests {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%02d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%02d", i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
 			tokens := Scan(test.in, "")
 			_, err := Parse(tokens)
 			require.NoError(t, err, test.in)
diff --git a/chunks/render.go b/chunks/render.go
index 538bac9..522b16f 100644
--- a/chunks/render.go
+++ b/chunks/render.go
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ func (n *ASTControlTag) Render(w io.Writer, ctx Context) error {
 	if !ok || cd.parser == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unimplemented tag: %s", n.Tag)
 	}
-	f, err := cd.parser(*n)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	renderer := n.renderer
+	if renderer == nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unset renderer for %v", n))
+		return nil
 	}
-	return f(w, ctx)
+	return renderer(w, ctx)
 }
 
 // Render evaluates an AST node and writes the result to an io.Writer.