diff --git a/src/comp/front/token.rs b/src/comp/front/token.rs
index 57a75b1e40d..50686d5093f 100644
--- a/src/comp/front/token.rs
+++ b/src/comp/front/token.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn to_str(lexer::reader r, token t) -> str {
         case (QUES) { ret "?"; }
         case (RARROW) { ret "->"; }
         case (SEND) { ret "<|"; }
-        case (RECV) { ret "<|"; }
+        case (RECV) { ret "|>"; }
         case (LARROW) { ret "<-"; }
         case (DARROW) { ret "<->"; }
         case (LPAREN) { ret "("; }