diff --git a/src/vm/value.rs b/src/vm/value.rs
index 6fb6bbd..5eb65ad 100644
--- a/src/vm/value.rs
+++ b/src/vm/value.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ impl Debug for Constant {
     }
 }
 
-pub type Table = Rc<RefCell<HashMap<IndexableValue, Value>>>;
+pub type Table = Rc<RefCell<TableMap>>;
+pub type TableMap = HashMap<IndexableValue, Value>;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Value {
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ impl Value {
             }
             Value::Function(closure) => Ok(IndexableValue::Function(closure.prototype)),
             Value::Nil => Err(RuntimeError::InvalidTableIndex(self)),
-            Value::Table { .. } => Err(RuntimeError::InvalidTableIndex(self)),
+            Value::Table { contents, .. } => Ok(IndexableValue::Table(contents.as_ptr())),
         }
     }
 
@@ -621,6 +622,7 @@ pub enum IndexableValue {
     Bool(LuaBool),
     RustFunction(String),
     Function(u32),
+    Table(*mut TableMap),
 }
 
 impl From<&str> for IndexableValue {