diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 3ff976e..20119f5 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 - [ ] autos / typeclass resolution
   - [x] very primitive version in place, not higher order, search at end
   - [x] monad is now working
-- [ ] do blocks (needs typeclass, overloaded functions, or constrain to IO)
+- [x] do blocks (needs typeclass, overloaded functions, or constrain to IO)
 - [x] some solution for `+` problem (classes? ambiguity?)
 - [x] show compiler failure in the editor (exit code != 0)
 - [x] write output to file
diff --git a/newt/TypeClass.newt b/newt/TypeClass.newt
index a0890b3..e47ef14 100644
--- a/newt/TypeClass.newt
+++ b/newt/TypeClass.newt
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ bar x = do
   let y = x
   z <- Just x
   -- This is not sorting out the Maybe...
-  pure {_} {_} z
+  pure z
diff --git a/src/Lib/ProcessDecl.idr b/src/Lib/ProcessDecl.idr
index 9d3a4da..471d3a2 100644
--- a/src/Lib/ProcessDecl.idr
+++ b/src/Lib/ProcessDecl.idr
@@ -74,6 +74,27 @@ makeSpine (S k) (Defined :: xs) = makeSpine k xs
 makeSpine (S k) (Bound :: xs) = makeSpine k xs :< VVar emptyFC k [<]
 makeSpine 0 xs = ?fixme
 
+solveAutos : Nat -> List MetaEntry -> M ()
+solveAutos mlen [] = pure ()
+solveAutos mlen ((Unsolved fc k ctx ty AutoSolve _) :: es) = do
+      debug "AUTO solving \{show k} : \{show ty}"
+      -- we want the context here too.
+      top <- get
+      [(tm,mc)] <- findMatches ty top.defs
+        | res => do
+          debug "FAILED to solve \{show ty}, matches: \{show $ map (pprint [] . fst) res}"
+          solveAutos mlen es
+        -- | res => error fc "FAILED to solve \{show ty}, matches: \{show $ map (pprint [] . fst) res}"
+      writeIORef top.metas mc
+      val <- eval ctx.env CBN tm
+      debug "SOLUTION \{pprint [] tm} evaled to \{show val}"
+      let sp = makeSpine ctx.lvl ctx.bds
+      solve ctx ctx.lvl k sp val
+      mc <- readIORef top.metas
+      solveAutos mlen (take mlen mc.metas)
+solveAutos mlen (_ :: es) = solveAutos mlen es
+
+
 export
 processDecl : Decl -> M ()
 
@@ -129,20 +150,7 @@ processDecl (Def fc nm clauses) = do
 
   mc <- readIORef top.metas
   let mlen = length mc.metas `minus` mstart
-  -- FIXME every time we hit solve in this loop, we need to start over with mc.metas
-  for_ (take mlen mc.metas) $ \case
-    (Unsolved fc k ctx ty AutoSolve _) => do
-      debug "AUTO solving \{show k} : \{show ty}"
-      -- we want the context here too.
-      [(tm,mc)] <- findMatches ty top.defs
-        | res => error fc "FAILED to solve \{show ty}, matches: \{show $ map (pprint [] . fst) res}"
-      writeIORef top.metas mc
-      val <- eval ctx.env CBN tm
-      debug "SOLUTION \{pprint [] tm} evaled to \{show val}"
-      let sp = makeSpine ctx.lvl ctx.bds
-      solve ctx ctx.lvl k sp val
-      pure ()
-    _ => pure ()
+  solveAutos mlen (take mlen mc.metas)
 
   tm' <- zonk top 0 [] tm
   putStrLn "NF \{pprint[] tm'}"
diff --git a/tests/black/TypeClass.newt b/tests/black/TypeClass.newt
index 21a261b..e28b09c 100644
--- a/tests/black/TypeClass.newt
+++ b/tests/black/TypeClass.newt
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ test : Maybe Int
 test = pure 10
 
 foo : Int -> Maybe Int
-foo x = Just 42 >> Just x >>= (\ x => pure {_} {Maybe} 10)
+foo x = Just 42 >> Just x >>= (\ x => pure 10)
 
 bar : Int -> Maybe Int
 bar x = do
   let y = x
   z <- Just x
-  -- NOW each of these implicits is a different error, fix them
-  pure {_} {Maybe} z
+  pure z