diff --git a/lamb/node.py b/lamb/node.py
index 752a5bf..6b74005 100644
--- a/lamb/node.py
+++ b/lamb/node.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class ReductionError(Exception):
 	def __init__(self, msg: str):
 		self.msg = msg
 
-
 class TreeWalker:
 	"""
 	An iterator that walks the "outline" of a tree
@@ -348,7 +347,6 @@ class History(ExpandableEndNode):
 	def copy(self):
 		return History(runner = self.runner)
 
-
 bound_counter = 0
 class Bound(EndNode):
 	def __init__(self, name: str, *, forced_id = None, runner = None):
@@ -590,7 +588,6 @@ def call_func(fn: Func, arg: Node):
 				n.parent.set_side(n.parent_side, clone(arg)) # type: ignore
 	return fn.left
 
-
 # Do a single reduction step
 def reduce(node: Node) -> tuple[ReductionType, Node]:
 	if not isinstance(node, Node):
@@ -617,12 +614,19 @@ def reduce(node: Node) -> tuple[ReductionType, Node]:
 	return ReductionType.NOTHING, out
 
 
+def expand(node: Node, *, force_all = False) -> tuple[int, Node]:
+	"""
+	Expands expandable nodes in the given tree.
+
+	If force_all is false, this only expands
+	ExpandableEndnodes that have "always_expand" set to True.
+
+	If force_all is True, this expands ALL
+	ExpandableEndnodes.
+	"""
 
-# Expand all expandable end nodes.
-def finalize_macros(node: Node, *, force = False) -> tuple[int, Node]:
 	if not isinstance(node, Node):
-		raise TypeError(f"I can't reduce a {type(node)}")
-
+		raise TypeError(f"I don't know what to do with a {type(node)}")
 
 	out = clone(node)
 	ptr = out
@@ -632,7 +636,7 @@ def finalize_macros(node: Node, *, force = False) -> tuple[int, Node]:
 	while True:
 		if (
 				isinstance(ptr, ExpandableEndNode) and
-				(force or ptr.always_expand)
+				(force_all or ptr.always_expand)
 			):
 			if ptr.parent is None:
 				ptr = ptr.expand()[1]
@@ -649,6 +653,7 @@ def finalize_macros(node: Node, *, force = False) -> tuple[int, Node]:
 			macro_expansions += 1
 
 
+		# Tree walk logic
 		if isinstance(ptr, EndNode):
 			from_side, ptr = ptr.go_up()
 		elif isinstance(ptr, Func):
@@ -666,4 +671,4 @@ def finalize_macros(node: Node, *, force = False) -> tuple[int, Node]:
 		if ptr is node.parent:
 			break
 
-	return macro_expansions, out # type: ignore
\ No newline at end of file
+	return macro_expansions, out
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lamb/runner.py b/lamb/runner.py
index 81120b7..4bbdebf 100644
--- a/lamb/runner.py
+++ b/lamb/runner.py
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class Runner:
 				("class:warn", "All macros will be expanded"),
 				("class:warn", "\n")
 			]
-			m, node = lamb.node.finalize_macros(node, force = True)
-			macro_expansions += m
+		m, node = lamb.node.expand(node, force_all = only_macro)
+		macro_expansions += m
 
 
 		for i in status["free_variables"]:
@@ -173,12 +173,8 @@ class Runner:
 			if red_type == lamb.node.ReductionType.FUNCTION_APPLY:
 				macro_expansions += 1
 
-		# Expand all remaining macros
-		m, node = lamb.node.finalize_macros(node, force = only_macro)
-		macro_expansions += m
-
 		if k >= self.iter_update:
-			# Clear reduction counter
+			# Clear reduction counter if it was printed
 			print(" " * round(14 + math.log10(k)), end = "\r")
 
 		out_text += [
@@ -202,7 +198,7 @@ class Runner:
 				("class:text", str(node)), # type: ignore
 			]
 
-			self.history.append(lamb.node.finalize_macros(node, force = True)[1])
+			self.history.append(lamb.node.expand(node, force_all = True)[1])
 
 
 		printf(