diff --git a/lunar_wave_vm/src/state.rs b/lunar_wave_vm/src/state.rs
index f4265e2..89682d8 100644
--- a/lunar_wave_vm/src/state.rs
+++ b/lunar_wave_vm/src/state.rs
@@ -510,9 +510,9 @@ impl State {
 		self.current_block = Rc::clone (&self.chunk.blocks [frame.block_idx]);
 	}
 	
-	fn fetch (&self) -> Instruction {
+	fn fetch (&self) -> &Instruction {
 		match self.current_block.instructions.get (self.stack_top.program_counter) {
-			Some (x) => *x,
+			Some (x) => x,
 			None => {
 				dbg! (&self.stack, &self.stack_top);
 				panic! ("program_counter went out of bounds");
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ impl State {
 			self.make_step_error (msg, &instruction)
 		};
 		
-		match instruction {
+		match *instruction {
 			Instruction::Add (a, b, c) => {
 				if self.op_add (a, b, c) {
 					self.stack_top.program_counter += 1;