diff --git a/ui/src/ifql/components/BodyBuilder.tsx b/ui/src/ifql/components/BodyBuilder.tsx
index a6d8d6f647..e81855fa64 100644
--- a/ui/src/ifql/components/BodyBuilder.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/ifql/components/BodyBuilder.tsx
@@ -21,17 +21,24 @@ class BodyBuilder extends PureComponent<Props> {
         return b.declarations.map(d => {
           if (d.funcs) {
             return (
-              <ExpressionNode
-                key={b.id}
-                bodyID={b.id}
-                declarationID={d.id}
-                funcNames={this.funcNames}
-                funcs={d.funcs}
-              />
+              <div key={b.id}>
+                <div className="func-node--name">{d.name} =</div>
+                <ExpressionNode
+                  key={b.id}
+                  bodyID={b.id}
+                  declarationID={d.id}
+                  funcNames={this.funcNames}
+                  funcs={d.funcs}
+                />
+              </div>
             )
           }
 
-          return <div key={b.id}>{b.source}</div>
+          return (
+            <div className="func-node--name" key={b.id}>
+              {b.source}
+            </div>
+          )
         })
       }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/ifql/components/ExpressionNode.tsx b/ui/src/ifql/components/ExpressionNode.tsx
index c945acc3b7..8ef81749bb 100644
--- a/ui/src/ifql/components/ExpressionNode.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/ifql/components/ExpressionNode.tsx
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ class ExpressionNode extends PureComponent<Props> {
         {({onDeleteFuncNode, onAddNode, onChangeArg, onGenerateScript}) => {
           return (
             <div className="func-nodes-container">
-              <h4>
-                <FuncSelector
-                  bodyID={bodyID}
-                  funcs={funcNames}
-                  onAddNode={onAddNode}
-                  declarationID={declarationID}
-                />
-              </h4>
               {funcs.map(func => (
                 <FuncNode
                   key={func.id}
@@ -41,6 +33,12 @@ class ExpressionNode extends PureComponent<Props> {
                   onGenerateScript={onGenerateScript}
                 />
               ))}
+              <FuncSelector
+                bodyID={bodyID}
+                funcs={funcNames}
+                onAddNode={onAddNode}
+                declarationID={declarationID}
+              />
             </div>
           )
         }}
diff --git a/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx b/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
index db8ba47c07..2ad7d99b42 100644
--- a/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       ast: null,
       suggestions: [],
       script:
-        'foo = "baz"\n\nfoo = from(db: "telegraf")\n\t|> filter() \n\t|> range(start: -15m)\n\nbar = from(db: "telegraf")\n\t|> filter() \n\t|> range(start: -15m)\n\n',
+        'baz = "baz"\n\nfoo = from(db: "telegraf")\n\t|> filter() \n\t|> range(start: -15m)\n\nbar = from(db: "telegraf")\n\t|> filter() \n\t|> range(start: -15m)\n\n',
     }
   }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     declarationID: string
   ): void => {
     const script = this.state.body.reduce((acc, body) => {
-      if (body.id === bodyID) {
+      const {id, source, funcs} = body
+
+      if (id === bodyID) {
         const declaration = body.declarations.find(d => d.id === declarationID)
         if (declaration) {
           return `${acc}${declaration.name} = ${this.appendFunc(
@@ -243,10 +245,10 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
           )}`
         }
 
-        return `${acc}${this.appendFunc(body.funcs, name)}`
+        return `${acc}${this.appendFunc(funcs, name)}`
       }
 
-      return `${acc}${body.source}`
+      return `${acc}${this.formatSource(source)}`
     }, '')
 
     this.getASTResponse(script)
@@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const script = this.state.body
       .map((body, bodyIndex) => {
         if (body.id !== bodyID) {
-          return body.source
+          return this.formatSource(body.source)
         }
 
         const isLast = bodyIndex === this.state.body.length - 1
@@ -278,24 +280,38 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
           const functions = declaration.funcs.filter(f => f.id !== funcID)
           const s = this.funcsToSource(functions)
-          return `${declaration.name} = ${this.parseLastSource(s, isLast)}`
+          return `${declaration.name} = ${this.formatLastSource(s, isLast)}`
         }
 
         const funcs = body.funcs.filter(f => f.id !== funcID)
         const source = this.funcsToSource(funcs)
-        return this.parseLastSource(source, isLast)
+        return this.formatLastSource(source, isLast)
       })
       .join('')
 
     this.getASTResponse(script)
   }
 
+  private formatSource = (source: string): string => {
+    // currently a bug in the AST which does not add newlines to literal variable assignment bodies
+    if (!source.match(/\n\n/)) {
+      return `${source}\n\n`
+    }
+
+    return `${source}`
+  }
+
   // formats the last line of a body string to include two new lines
-  private parseLastSource = (source: string, isLast: boolean): string => {
+  private formatLastSource = (source: string, isLast: boolean): string => {
     if (isLast) {
       return `${source}`
     }
 
+    // currently a bug in the AST which does not add newlines to literal variable assignment bodies
+    if (!source.match(/\n\n/)) {
+      return `${source}\n\n`
+    }
+
     return `${source}\n\n`
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/style/components/func-node.scss b/ui/src/style/components/func-node.scss
index 84c3b13742..82dcfed978 100644
--- a/ui/src/style/components/func-node.scss
+++ b/ui/src/style/components/func-node.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   width: auto;
   display: flex;
   color: $ix-text-default;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
   margin-bottom: $ix-marg-a;
   font-family: $ix-text-font;
   font-weight: 500;