diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 706468b..991e89c 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ namespace AST {
     std::shared_ptr<types::Type> ValueReferenceExpression::get_codegen_type(codegen::Scope& scope) {
         auto value = scope.values.find(this->m_name);
         if (value != scope.values.end()) {
+            if (value->second.ty->m_kind == types::TypeKind::Pointer) {
+                auto ptr_ty = dynamic_cast<types::PointerType*>(value->second.ty.get());
+                return ptr_ty->m_inner;
+            }
             return value->second.ty;
         }
         else {
@@ -167,10 +171,8 @@ namespace AST {
 
     codegen::StackValue CastExpression::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope& scope) {
         auto expr_ty = this->m_expr->get_codegen_type(scope);
-        if ((expr_ty->m_kind == types::TypeKind::Array
-            || expr_ty->m_kind == types::TypeKind::Pointer)
+        if (expr_ty->m_kind == types::TypeKind::Array
             && this->m_ty->m_kind == types::TypeKind::Pointer) {
-            std::cout << expr_ty->formatted() << std::endl;
             auto lvalued = scope.with_lvalue();
             auto expr = this->m_expr->codegen(builder, lvalued);
             auto cast = types::find_cast(scope.casts, expr.ty, this->m_ty);