diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
index 734f6e7..d66dec0 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                 let vals = ls.iter().map(|v| self.gen_symbol_val(generator, v, ty)).collect_vec();
                 let fields = vals.iter().map(|v| v.get_type()).collect_vec();
                 let ty = self.ctx.struct_type(&fields, false);
-                let ptr = self.builder.build_alloca(ty, "tuple");
+                let ptr = gen_var(self, ty.into(), Some("tuple")).unwrap();
                 let zero = self.ctx.i32_type().const_zero();
                 unsafe {
                     for (i, val) in vals.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                     _ => unreachable!("must be option type"),
                 };
                 let val = self.gen_symbol_val(generator, v, ty);
-                let ptr = self.builder.build_alloca(val.get_type(), "default_opt_some");
+                let ptr = generator.gen_var_alloc(self, val.get_type(), Some("default_opt_some")).unwrap();
                 self.builder.build_store(ptr, val);
                 ptr.into()
             }
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ pub fn gen_call<'ctx, 'a, G: CodeGenerator>(
     let key;
     let param_vals;
     let is_extern;
+
     let symbol = {
         // make sure this lock guard is dropped at the end of this scope...
         let def = definition.read();
diff --git a/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs b/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs
index 5d07ac3..1168a3c 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ pub fn get_builtins(primitives: &mut (PrimitiveStore, Unifier)) -> BuiltinInfo {
                     });
                     let start = start.unwrap_or_else(|| int32.const_zero().into());
                     let ty = int32.array_type(3);
-                    let ptr = ctx.builder.build_alloca(ty, "range");
+                    let ptr = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, ty.into(), Some("range")).unwrap();
                     unsafe {
                         let a = ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(ptr, &[zero, zero], "start");
                         let b = ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ pub fn get_builtins(primitives: &mut (PrimitiveStore, Unifier)) -> BuiltinInfo {
                 |ctx, _, fun, args, generator| {
                     let arg_ty = fun.0.args[0].ty;
                     let arg_val = args[0].1.clone().to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, arg_ty)?;
-                    let alloca = ctx.builder.build_alloca(arg_val.get_type(), "alloca_some");
+                    let alloca = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, arg_val.get_type(), Some("alloca_some")).unwrap();
                     ctx.builder.build_store(alloca, arg_val);
                     Ok(Some(alloca.into()))
                 },