diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser.rs
index 99d4c633..e9163e21 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser.rs
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ pub fn expr_parser(
                 },
             );
 
-        let assert_parser = just(Token::Assert)
+        let assert_parser = just(Token::Expect)
             .ignore_then(pattern_parser())
             .then(just(Token::Colon).ignore_then(type_parser()).or_not())
             .then_ignore(just(Token::Equal))
diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/lexer.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/lexer.rs
index 84aaa4d2..9b390364 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/lexer.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/lexer.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ pub fn lexer() -> impl Parser<char, Vec<(Token, Span)>, Error = ParseError> {
         "trace" => Token::Trace,
         "error" => Token::ErrorTerm,
         "as" => Token::As,
-        "assert" => Token::Assert,
+        "assert" => Token::Expect,
+        "expect" => Token::Expect,
         "const" => Token::Const,
         "fn" => Token::Fn,
         "test" => Token::Test,
diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/token.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/token.rs
index 3106326d..e94de71c 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/token.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/parser/token.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ pub enum Token {
     NewLine,
     // Keywords (alphabetically):
     As,
-    Assert,
     Const,
     Fn,
     If,
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for Token {
             Token::EmptyLine => "EMPTYLINE",
             Token::NewLine => "NEWLINE",
             Token::As => "as",
-            Token::Assert => "assert",
             Token::Expect => "expect",
             Token::When => "when",
             Token::Is => "is",
diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/parser.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/parser.rs
index 845c9393..e71f882e 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tests/parser.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,77 @@ fn empty_function() {
     )
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn expect() {
+    let code = indoc! {r#"
+        pub fn run() {
+            expect Some(x) = something.field
+            x.other_field
+        }
+    "#};
+
+    assert_definitions(
+        code,
+        vec![ast::UntypedDefinition::Fn(Function {
+            arguments: vec![],
+            body: expr::UntypedExpr::Sequence {
+                location: Span::new((), 19..69),
+                expressions: vec![
+                    expr::UntypedExpr::Assignment {
+                        location: Span::new((), 19..51),
+                        value: expr::UntypedExpr::FieldAccess {
+                            location: Span::new((), 36..51),
+                            label: "field".to_string(),
+                            container: expr::UntypedExpr::Var {
+                                location: Span::new((), 36..45),
+                                name: "something".to_string(),
+                            }
+                            .into(),
+                        }
+                        .into(),
+                        pattern: ast::Pattern::Constructor {
+                            is_record: false,
+                            location: Span::new((), 26..33),
+                            name: "Some".to_string(),
+                            arguments: vec![ast::CallArg {
+                                label: None,
+                                location: Span::new((), 31..32),
+                                value: ast::Pattern::Var {
+                                    location: Span::new((), 31..32),
+                                    name: "x".to_string(),
+                                },
+                            }],
+                            module: None,
+                            constructor: (),
+                            with_spread: false,
+                            tipo: (),
+                        },
+                        kind: ast::AssignmentKind::Assert,
+                        annotation: None,
+                    },
+                    expr::UntypedExpr::FieldAccess {
+                        location: Span::new((), 56..69),
+                        label: "other_field".to_string(),
+                        container: expr::UntypedExpr::Var {
+                            location: Span::new((), 56..57),
+                            name: "x".to_string(),
+                        }
+                        .into(),
+                    },
+                ],
+            },
+            doc: None,
+
+            location: Span::new((), 0..12),
+            name: "run".to_string(),
+            public: true,
+            return_annotation: None,
+            return_type: (),
+            end_position: 70,
+        })],
+    )
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn plus_binop() {
     let code = indoc! {r#"
diff --git a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tipo/infer.rs b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tipo/infer.rs
index 54037cfd..771c5d0c 100644
--- a/crates/aiken-lang/src/tipo/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken-lang/src/tipo/infer.rs
@@ -511,8 +511,11 @@ fn validate_module_name(name: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
 fn str_to_keyword(word: &str) -> Option<Token> {
     // Alphabetical keywords:
     match word {
+        "assert" => Some(Token::Expect),
+        "expect" => Some(Token::Expect),
+        "else" => Some(Token::Else),
+        "is" => Some(Token::Is),
         "as" => Some(Token::As),
-        "assert" => Some(Token::Assert),
         "when" => Some(Token::When),
         "const" => Some(Token::Const),
         "fn" => Some(Token::Fn),