diff --git a/src/ast/nodes/VariableDeclaration.ts b/src/ast/nodes/VariableDeclaration.ts
index 9327220f439..2aa5e4eb923 100644
--- a/src/ast/nodes/VariableDeclaration.ts
+++ b/src/ast/nodes/VariableDeclaration.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default class VariableDeclaration extends NodeBase {
 				code.remove(start, end);
 				continue;
 			}
+			node.render(code, options);
 			leadingString = '';
 			nextSeparatorString = '';
 			if (
@@ -217,7 +218,6 @@ export default class VariableDeclaration extends NodeBase {
 				code.overwrite(lastSeparatorPos, lastSeparatorPos + 1, separatorString);
 				code.appendLeft(renderedContentEnd, leadingString);
 			}
-			node.render(code, options);
 			actualContentEnd = contentEnd;
 			renderedContentEnd = end;
 			hasRenderedContent = true;
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_config.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c893283454c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'handles simplified variable initializers',
+	options: { output: { name: 'bundle' } }
+};
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/amd.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/amd.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a64a179e759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/amd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+define(['exports'], function (exports) { 'use strict';
+
+	const a = window.config ? 1 : 2;
+	const b = 1 ;
+	const c = 2;
+
+	exports.a = a;
+	exports.b = b;
+	exports.c = c;
+
+	Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/cjs.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/cjs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..495e50393b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/cjs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });
+
+const a = window.config ? 1 : 2;
+const b = 1 ;
+const c = 2;
+
+exports.a = a;
+exports.b = b;
+exports.c = c;
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/es.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/es.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc942821bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/es.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const a = window.config ? 1 : 2;
+const b = 1 ;
+const c = 2;
+
+export { a, b, c };
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/iife.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/iife.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f265bd8263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/iife.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var bundle = (function (exports) {
+	'use strict';
+
+	const a = window.config ? 1 : 2;
+	const b = 1 ;
+	const c = 2;
+
+	exports.a = a;
+	exports.b = b;
+	exports.c = c;
+
+	Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });
+
+	return exports;
+
+}({}));
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/system.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/system.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f66633ac84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/system.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+System.register('bundle', [], function (exports) {
+	'use strict';
+	return {
+		execute: function () {
+
+			const a = exports('a', window.config ? 1 : 2);
+			const b = exports('b', 1 );
+			const c = exports('c', 2);
+
+		}
+	};
+});
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/umd.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/umd.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72b26c4100e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/_expected/umd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+(function (global, factory) {
+	typeof exports === 'object' && typeof module !== 'undefined' ? factory(exports) :
+	typeof define === 'function' && define.amd ? define(['exports'], factory) :
+	(global = typeof globalThis !== 'undefined' ? globalThis : global || self, factory(global.bundle = {}));
+}(this, (function (exports) { 'use strict';
+
+	const a = window.config ? 1 : 2;
+	const b = 1 ;
+	const c = 2;
+
+	exports.a = a;
+	exports.b = b;
+	exports.c = c;
+
+	Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', { value: true });
+
+})));
diff --git a/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/main.js b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bede70e3059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/simplified-initializer/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export const a = window.config ? 1 : 2
+export const b = true ? 1 : 2
+export const c = false ? 1 : 2
diff --git a/test/function/samples/max-parallel-file-reads-with-plugin/_config.js b/test/function/samples/max-parallel-file-reads-with-plugin/_config.js
index 29bfcd49965..0e8b6fd3ea3 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/max-parallel-file-reads-with-plugin/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/max-parallel-file-reads-with-plugin/_config.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	},
 	before() {
 		fs.readFile = (path, options, callback) => {
-			console.log('mock read');
 			currentReads++;
 			maxReads = Math.max(maxReads, currentReads);
 			fsReadFile(path, options, (err, data) => {