diff --git a/src/chunk.zig b/src/chunk.zig
index cbebaf1..7a89c3e 100644
--- a/src/chunk.zig
+++ b/src/chunk.zig
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
         return self.constants.count - 1;
     }
 
-    pub fn writeConstant(
+    pub fn writeConstantRaw(
         self: *Chunk,
         val: value.Value,
         line: usize,
@@ -143,10 +143,7 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
         var constant_idx = self.constants.count - 1;
 
         if (constant_idx < 256) {
-            try self.write(OpCode.Constant, line);
-
             var idx_small = @intCast(u8, constant_idx);
-            try self.write(idx_small, line);
             return ConstantIndex{ .Small = idx_small };
         } else {
             var idx_u24: u24 = @intCast(u24, constant_idx);
@@ -157,14 +154,35 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
             const v2: u8 = @intCast(u8, (idx_u24 >> 8) & mask);
             const v3: u8 = @intCast(u8, (idx_u24 >> 16) & mask);
 
-            try self.write(OpCode.ConstantLong, line);
-            try self.write(v3, line);
-            try self.write(v2, line);
-            try self.write(v1, line);
             return ConstantIndex{ .Long = []u8{ v3, v2, v1 } };
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn writeConstant(
+        self: *Chunk,
+        val: value.Value,
+        line: usize,
+    ) !ConstantIndex {
+        var idx = try self.writeConstantRaw(val, line);
+
+        switch (idx) {
+            .Small => |idx_small| blk: {
+                try self.write(OpCode.Constant, line);
+                try self.write(idx_small, line);
+                break :blk;
+            },
+            .Long => |long_u8| blk: {
+                try self.write(OpCode.ConstantLong, line);
+                try self.write(long_u8[0], line);
+                try self.write(long_u8[1], line);
+                try self.write(long_u8[2], line);
+            },
+            else => unreachable,
+        }
+
+        return idx;
+    }
+
     pub fn disassembleInstruction(
         self: *Chunk,
         stdout: var,
diff --git a/src/compiler.zig b/src/compiler.zig
index de0f25a..fb3ee39 100644
--- a/src/compiler.zig
+++ b/src/compiler.zig
@@ -253,7 +253,13 @@ pub const Compiler = struct {
     }
 
     fn namedVariable(self: *Compiler, tok: *Token) !void {
-        var idx = try self.identifierConstant(tok);
+        // writeConstant always writes OP_CODE which may be not
+        // what we want, so.
+        var idx = try self.currentChunk().writeConstantRaw(values.ObjVal(try objects.copyString(
+            self.vmach,
+            tok.lexeme,
+        )), tok.line);
+
         try self.emitConstWithIndex(
             chunks.OpCode.GetGlobal,
             chunks.OpCode.GetGlobalLong,
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index a38e2a3..3983140 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ fn runPrompt(allocator: *Allocator) !void {
                 else => return err,
             }
         };
+
+        vmach.resetStack();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vm.zig b/src/vm.zig
index 24a72f8..a0decdf 100644
--- a/src/vm.zig
+++ b/src/vm.zig
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ pub const VM = struct {
     fn doGetGlobal(self: *VM, name: []u8) !void {
         var kv_opt = self.globals.get(name);
 
+        // take out the OP_CONST loaded before, if any
+        // note this is a complete hack.
+        //var val = self.peek(0);
+        //if (val.vtype == .Object and val.as.Object.otype == .String and std.mem.compare(u8, val.as.Object.value.String, name) == .Equal) {
+        //    _ = self.pop();
+        //}
+
         if (kv_opt) |kv| {
             try self.push(kv.value);
         } else {