diff --git a/src/ast.h b/src/ast.h
index 048010f..0e892bd 100644
--- a/src/ast.h
+++ b/src/ast.h
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ namespace AST {
 
     class InitializationStatement : public Statement {
     private:
-        std::unique_ptr<types::Type> m_type;
+        std::shared_ptr<types::Type> m_type;
         std::string m_name;
         std::optional<std::unique_ptr<Expression>> m_expr;
     public:
         InitializationStatement(
             token::Metadata meta,
-            std::unique_ptr<types::Type> ty,
+            std::shared_ptr<types::Type> ty,
             std::string name,
             std::optional<std::unique_ptr<Expression>> expr)
             : Statement{ meta }
@@ -211,22 +211,22 @@ namespace AST {
 
     class Function : public TopLevelStatement {
     private:
-        std::unique_ptr<types::Type> m_return_ty;
-        std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::unique_ptr<types::Type>>> m_params;
+        std::shared_ptr<types::Type> m_return_ty;
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::shared_ptr<types::Type>>> m_params;
         bool m_is_vararg;
         std::string m_name;
         std::optional<std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Statement>>> m_statements;
     public:
         Function(
             token::Metadata meta,
-            std::unique_ptr<types::Type> return_ty,
-            std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::unique_ptr<types::Type>>> params,
+            std::shared_ptr<types::Type> return_ty,
+            std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::shared_ptr<types::Type>>> params,
             bool is_vararg,
             std::string name,
             std::optional<std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Statement>>> statements)
             : TopLevelStatement{ meta }
-            , m_return_ty{ std::move(return_ty) }
-            , m_params{ std::move(params) }
+            , m_return_ty{ return_ty }
+            , m_params{ params }
             , m_is_vararg{ is_vararg }
             , m_name{ name }
             , m_statements{ std::move(statements) } {
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 4ea381a..7432de8 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace AST {
             builder.builder->CreateStore(value.value, ptr, false);
         }
 
-        scope.values[this->m_name] = codegen::StackValue{ ptr, std::move(this->m_type) };
+        scope.values[this->m_name] = codegen::StackValue{ ptr, this->m_type };
     }
 
     void IfStatement::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope& scope) {
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ namespace AST {
 
 
     void Function::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope& scope) {
-        std::shared_ptr<types::Type> ret_ty_ptr{ std::move(this->m_return_ty) };
+        std::shared_ptr<types::Type> ret_ty_ptr{ this->m_return_ty };
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<types::Type>> param_ty_ptrs{};
 
         for (auto& param : this->m_params) {
-            param_ty_ptrs.push_back(std::move(param.second));
+            param_ty_ptrs.push_back(param.second);
         }
 
         auto fn_ty_ptr = std::shared_ptr<types::Type>{ new types::FunctionType{ ret_ty_ptr, param_ty_ptrs, this->m_is_vararg } };
diff --git a/src/parsing.cpp b/src/parsing.cpp
index 2f4d752..4a6f59b 100644
--- a/src/parsing.cpp
+++ b/src/parsing.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace parsing {
     namespace {
         Result<std::unique_ptr<AST::Expression>, std::string> parse_expression(token::TokenStream& stream);
 
-        Result<std::unique_ptr<types::Type>, std::string> parse_type(token::TokenStream& stream) {
+        Result<std::shared_ptr<types::Type>, std::string> parse_type(token::TokenStream& stream) {
             token::TokenStream inner{ stream };
             try {
                 auto token = inner.expect(token::Type::Ident);
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ namespace parsing {
                 // TODO eventually make this be potentially more than one word
                 std::string type_name = token.content;
 
-                std::unique_ptr<types::Type> returned{};
+                std::shared_ptr<types::Type> returned{};
 
                 if (type_name == "int") {
                     auto ty = new types::FundamentalType{ types::FundamentalTypeKind::Int };
-                    returned = std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
+                    returned = std::shared_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
                 }
                 else if (type_name == "char") {
                     auto ty = new types::FundamentalType{ types::FundamentalTypeKind::Char };
-                    returned = std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
+                    returned = std::shared_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
                 }
                 else if (type_name == "void") {
                     auto ty = new types::FundamentalType{ types::FundamentalTypeKind::Void };
-                    returned = std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
+                    returned = std::shared_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
                 }
                 else {
                     throw std::runtime_error("Expected type name, got " + type_name);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace parsing {
                 while (inner.peek().type == token::Type::Symbol && inner.peek().content == "*") {
                     inner.next();
                     auto ty = new types::PointerType{ std::move(returned) };
-                    returned = std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
+                    returned = std::shared_ptr<types::Type>{ ty };
                 }
 
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace parsing {
             auto name_token = inner.expect(token::Type::Ident);
             inner.expect(token::Type::Symbol, "(");
 
-            std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::unique_ptr<types::Type>>> params;
+            std::vector<std::pair<std::optional<std::string>, std::shared_ptr<types::Type>>> params;
             bool is_vararg = false;
             while (inner.peek().content != ")") {
                 if (params.size() > 0) {