diff --git a/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs b/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs
index 7db69c2..21576e0 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::typecheck::typedef::TypeEnum;
 use super::type_inferencer::Inferencer;
 use super::typedef::Type;
 use nac3parser::ast::{self, Constant, Expr, ExprKind, Operator::{LShift, RShift}, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef};
-use std::{collections::HashSet, iter::once, ops::Not};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, iter::once};
 
 impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
     fn should_have_value(&mut self, expr: &Expr<Option<Type>>) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
@@ -208,6 +208,27 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Check that the return value is a non-`alloca` type, effectively only allowing primitive types.
+    ///
+    /// This is a workaround preventing the caller from using a variable `alloca`-ed in the body, which
+    /// is freed when the function returns.
+    fn check_return_value_ty(&mut self, ret_ty: Type) -> bool {
+        match &*self.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ret_ty) {
+            TypeEnum::TObj { .. } => {
+                [
+                    self.primitives.int32,
+                    self.primitives.int64,
+                    self.primitives.uint32,
+                    self.primitives.uint64,
+                    self.primitives.float,
+                    self.primitives.bool,
+                ].iter().any(|allowed_ty| self.unifier.unioned(ret_ty, *allowed_ty))
+            }
+            TypeEnum::TTuple { ty } => ty.iter().all(|t| self.check_return_value_ty(*t)),
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     // check statements for proper identifier def-use and return on all paths
     fn check_stmt(
         &mut self,
@@ -307,24 +328,19 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                     // This is a workaround preventing the caller from using a variable `alloca`-ed in the body, which
                     // is freed when the function returns.
                     if let Some(ret_ty) = value.custom {
-                        if [
-                            self.primitives.int32,
-                            self.primitives.int64,
-                            self.primitives.uint32,
-                            self.primitives.uint64,
-                            self.primitives.float,
-                            self.primitives.bool,
-                        ].iter().any(|allowed_ty| self.unifier.unioned(ret_ty, *allowed_ty)).not() {
-                            // Explicitly allow ellipsis as a return value, as the type of the ellipsis is contextually
-                            // inferred and just generates an unconditional assertion
-                            if matches!(value.node, ExprKind::Constant { value: Constant::Ellipsis, .. }).not() {
-                                return Err(HashSet::from([
-                                    format!(
-                                        "return value of type {} must be a primitive",
-                                        self.unifier.stringify(ret_ty),
-                                    ),
-                                ]))
-                            }
+                        // Explicitly allow ellipsis as a return value, as the type of the ellipsis is contextually
+                        // inferred and just generates an unconditional assertion
+                        if matches!(value.node, ExprKind::Constant { value: Constant::Ellipsis, .. }) {
+                            return Ok(true)
+                        }
+
+                        if !self.check_return_value_ty(ret_ty) {
+                            return Err(HashSet::from([
+                                format!(
+                                    "return value of type {} must be a primitive of a tuple of primitives",
+                                    self.unifier.stringify(ret_ty),
+                                ),
+                            ]))
                         }
                     }
                 }