diff --git a/src/Lib/Compile.newt b/src/Lib/Compile.newt
index 9a59009..0a03f42 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Compile.newt
+++ b/src/Lib/Compile.newt
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ expToDoc (Var nm) = jsIdent nm
 expToDoc (JLam nms (JReturn exp)) = text "(" <+> commaSep (map jsIdent nms) <+> text ") =>" <+> text "(" ++ expToDoc exp ++ text ")"
 expToDoc (JLam nms body) = text "(" <+> commaSep (map jsIdent nms) <+> text ") =>" <+> bracket "{" (stmtToDoc body) "}"
 expToDoc JUndefined = text "null"
-expToDoc (Index obj ix) = expToDoc obj ++ text "(" ++ expToDoc ix ++ text " :: Nil)"
+expToDoc (Index obj ix) = expToDoc obj ++ text "[" ++ expToDoc ix ++ text "]"
 expToDoc (Dot obj nm) = expToDoc obj ++ text "." ++ jsIdent nm
 expToDoc (JPrimOp op t u) = parens 0 1 (expToDoc t) <+> text op <+> parens 0 1 (expToDoc u)
 
diff --git a/src/Lib/TopContext.newt b/src/Lib/TopContext.newt
index e4a2dc2..878d142 100644
--- a/src/Lib/TopContext.newt
+++ b/src/Lib/TopContext.newt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ lookupRaw raw top =
 
 
 instance Show TopContext where
-  show (MkTop _ _ _ _ defs metas _ _ _) = "\nContext:\n (\{ joinBy "\n" $ map (show ∘ snd) $ toList defs} :: Nil)"
+  show (MkTop _ _ _ _ defs metas _ _ _) = "\nContext:\n [\{ joinBy "\n" $ map (show ∘ snd) $ toList defs}]"
 
 -- TODO need to get class dependencies working
 emptyTop : ∀ io. {{Monad io}} {{HasIO io}} -> io TopContext
diff --git a/src/Lib/Util.newt b/src/Lib/Util.newt
index c9b6f28..469763b 100644
--- a/src/Lib/Util.newt
+++ b/src/Lib/Util.newt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ data Binder : U where
 -- I don't have a show for terms without a name list
 
 instance Show Binder where
-  show (MkBinder _ nm icit quant t) = "(\{show quant}\{nm} \{show icit} : ... :: Nil)"
+  show (MkBinder _ nm icit quant t) = "[\{show quant}\{nm} \{show icit} : ...]"
 
 splitTele : Tm -> (Tm × List Binder)
 splitTele = go Nil