diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/bytecode/BytecodeCompiler.kt b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/bytecode/BytecodeCompiler.kt
index 0149098..c146d5e 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/bytecode/BytecodeCompiler.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/bytecode/BytecodeCompiler.kt
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@ class BytecodeCompiler(
             if (nameId > 0xFFFF) return compileEvalRef(ref)
             val current = allocSlot()
             val result = allocSlot()
+            val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             if (!fieldTarget.isOptional) {
-                val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
                 builder.emit(Opcode.GET_FIELD, receiver.slot, nameId, current)
                 builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
                 builder.emit(Opcode.SET_FIELD, receiver.slot, nameId, result)
@@ -993,15 +993,13 @@ class BytecodeCompiler(
                 Opcode.JMP_IF_TRUE,
                 listOf(CmdBuilder.Operand.IntVal(cmpSlot), CmdBuilder.Operand.LabelRef(nullLabel))
             )
-            val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             builder.emit(Opcode.GET_FIELD, receiver.slot, nameId, current)
             builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
             builder.emit(Opcode.SET_FIELD, receiver.slot, nameId, result)
             builder.emit(Opcode.JMP, listOf(CmdBuilder.Operand.LabelRef(endLabel)))
             builder.mark(nullLabel)
-            val rhsNull = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             builder.emit(Opcode.CONST_NULL, current)
-            builder.emit(objOp, current, rhsNull.slot, result)
+            builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
             builder.mark(endLabel)
             updateSlotType(result, SlotType.OBJ)
             return CompiledValue(result, SlotType.OBJ)
@@ -1024,9 +1022,9 @@ class BytecodeCompiler(
             val receiver = compileRefWithFallback(indexTarget.targetRef, null, Pos.builtIn) ?: return null
             val current = allocSlot()
             val result = allocSlot()
+            val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             if (!indexTarget.optionalRef) {
                 val index = compileRefWithFallback(indexTarget.indexRef, null, Pos.builtIn) ?: return null
-                val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
                 builder.emit(Opcode.GET_INDEX, receiver.slot, index.slot, current)
                 builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
                 builder.emit(Opcode.SET_INDEX, receiver.slot, index.slot, result)
@@ -1044,15 +1042,13 @@ class BytecodeCompiler(
                 listOf(CmdBuilder.Operand.IntVal(cmpSlot), CmdBuilder.Operand.LabelRef(nullLabel))
             )
             val index = compileRefWithFallback(indexTarget.indexRef, null, Pos.builtIn) ?: return null
-            val rhs = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             builder.emit(Opcode.GET_INDEX, receiver.slot, index.slot, current)
             builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
             builder.emit(Opcode.SET_INDEX, receiver.slot, index.slot, result)
             builder.emit(Opcode.JMP, listOf(CmdBuilder.Operand.LabelRef(endLabel)))
             builder.mark(nullLabel)
-            val rhsNull = compileRef(ref.value) ?: return compileEvalRef(ref)
             builder.emit(Opcode.CONST_NULL, current)
-            builder.emit(objOp, current, rhsNull.slot, result)
+            builder.emit(objOp, current, rhs.slot, result)
             builder.mark(endLabel)
             updateSlotType(result, SlotType.OBJ)
             return CompiledValue(result, SlotType.OBJ)