diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 11082615..d833611a 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ val scribeV = "3.7.1"
 name := "aqua-hll"
 
 val commons = Seq(
-  baseAquaVersion := "0.7.5",
+  baseAquaVersion := "0.7.6",
   version         := baseAquaVersion.value + "-" + sys.env.getOrElse("BUILD_NUMBER", "SNAPSHOT"),
   scalaVersion    := dottyVersion,
   libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
diff --git a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/FieldTypeExpr.scala b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/FieldTypeExpr.scala
index 91a27c84..1a3600eb 100644
--- a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/FieldTypeExpr.scala
+++ b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/FieldTypeExpr.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package aqua.parser.expr
 
 import aqua.parser.Expr
 import aqua.parser.lexer.Token.*
-import aqua.parser.lexer.{DataTypeToken, Name}
+import aqua.parser.lexer.{DataTypeToken, Name, StreamTypeToken}
 import aqua.parser.lift.LiftParser
 import cats.Comonad
 import cats.parse.Parser
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import aqua.parser.lift.Span
 import aqua.parser.lift.Span.{P0ToSpan, PToSpan}
 
 case class FieldTypeExpr[F[_]](name: Name[F], `type`: DataTypeToken[F])
-    extends Expr[F](FieldTypeExpr, name) {
+  extends Expr[F](FieldTypeExpr, name) {
 
   override def mapK[K[_]: Comonad](fk: F ~> K): FieldTypeExpr[K] =
     copy(name.mapK(fk), `type`.mapK(fk))
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ case class FieldTypeExpr[F[_]](name: Name[F], `type`: DataTypeToken[F])
 object FieldTypeExpr extends Expr.Leaf {
 
   override val p: Parser[FieldTypeExpr[Span.S]] =
-    ((Name.p <* ` : `) ~ DataTypeToken.`datatypedef`).map { case (name, t) =>
+    ((Name.p <* ` : `) ~ (Parser
+      .not(StreamTypeToken.`streamtypedef`)
+      .withContext(
+        "Data fields cannot be of stream type (stream is designated by '*')."
+      ) *> DataTypeToken.`datatypedef`)).map { case (name, t) =>
       FieldTypeExpr(name, t)
     }
 }
diff --git a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/func/AssignmentExpr.scala b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/func/AssignmentExpr.scala
index 036bf5cd..eef8ccc0 100644
--- a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/func/AssignmentExpr.scala
+++ b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/expr/func/AssignmentExpr.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package aqua.parser.expr.func
 import aqua.parser.Expr
 import aqua.parser.expr.func.AssignmentExpr
 import aqua.parser.lexer.Token.*
-import aqua.parser.lexer.{Name, ValueToken}
+import aqua.parser.lexer.{CollectionToken, Name, ValueToken}
 import aqua.parser.lift.LiftParser
 import cats.parse.Parser as P
-import cats.{Comonad, ~>}
+import cats.{~>, Comonad}
 import aqua.parser.lift.Span
 import aqua.parser.lift.Span.{P0ToSpan, PToSpan}
 
@@ -20,7 +20,16 @@ case class AssignmentExpr[F[_]](
 object AssignmentExpr extends Expr.Leaf {
 
   override val p: P[AssignmentExpr[Span.S]] =
-    ((Name.p <* ` = `).with1 ~ ValueToken.`value`).map { case (variable, value) =>
-      AssignmentExpr(variable, value)
+    ((Name.p <* ` = `).with1 ~ ValueToken.`value`).flatMap { case (variable, value) =>
+      value match {
+        case CollectionToken(_, values) =>
+          if (values.isEmpty)
+            P.failWith(
+              "Assigning empty array to a variable is prohibited. You can create an array with values (like '[a, b, c]') or use '[]' in place."
+            )
+          else P.pure(AssignmentExpr(variable, value))
+        case _ =>
+          P.pure(AssignmentExpr(variable, value))
+      }
     }
 }
diff --git a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/lexer/TypeToken.scala b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/lexer/TypeToken.scala
index 3d7cd7c1..d4bff1c4 100644
--- a/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/lexer/TypeToken.scala
+++ b/parser/src/main/scala/aqua/parser/lexer/TypeToken.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ case class OptionTypeToken[F[_]: Comonad](override val unit: F[Unit], data: Data
 object OptionTypeToken {
 
   val `optiontypedef`: P[OptionTypeToken[Span.S]] =
-    (`?`.lift ~ DataTypeToken.`datatypedef`).map(ud => OptionTypeToken(ud._1, ud._2))
+    (`?`.lift ~ DataTypeToken.`withoutstreamdatatypedef`).map(ud => OptionTypeToken(ud._1, ud._2))
 
 }
 
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ object ArrowTypeToken {
 object DataTypeToken {
 
   val `arraytypedef`: P[ArrayTypeToken[Span.S]] =
-    (`[]`.lift ~ `datatypedef`).map(ud => ArrayTypeToken(ud._1, ud._2))
+    (`[]`.lift ~ `withoutstreamdatatypedef`).map(ud => ArrayTypeToken(ud._1, ud._2))
 
   val `topbottomdef`: P[TopBottomToken[Span.S]] =
     `⊥`.lift.map(TopBottomToken(_, isTop = false)) |
       `⊤`.lift.map(TopBottomToken(_, isTop = true))
 
-  val `withoutstreamdatatypedef`: P[DataTypeToken[Span.S]] =
+  def `withoutstreamdatatypedef`: P[DataTypeToken[Span.S]] =
     P.oneOf(
       P.defer(`topbottomdef`) :: P.defer(`arraytypedef`) :: P.defer(
         OptionTypeToken.`optiontypedef`