diff --git a/src/codegen.zig b/src/codegen.zig
index 74bb0a9..74d5081 100644
--- a/src/codegen.zig
+++ b/src/codegen.zig
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ pub const Codegen = struct {
                 // analyze pass and the current scope contains the variable's
                 // type(hopefully), so we resolve it
                 const name = vardecl.name.lexeme;
-                var var_metadata = (try self.ctx.resolveVarType(name, false)).?;
+                var var_metadata = self.ctx.current_scope.?.meta_map.get(name).?.value;
 
                 var name_cstr = try std.cstr.addNullByte(self.allocator, name);
                 errdefer self.allocator.free(name_cstr);