diff --git a/repl/lib_standard.c b/repl/lib_standard.c
index 1c333db..ebfb0a3 100644
--- a/repl/lib_standard.c
+++ b/repl/lib_standard.c
@@ -439,48 +439,49 @@ static int nativeClamp(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	//get the max
+	//get the arguments
 	Toy_Literal maxLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
-	
-	//parse the max
-	Toy_Literal maxLiteralIdn = maxLiteral;
-	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(maxLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &maxLiteral)) {
-		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteralIdn);
-	}
-
-	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(maxLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(maxLiteral))) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to clamp\n");
-		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteral);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-		//get the min
 	Toy_Literal minLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
-	
-	//parse the min
-	Toy_Literal minLiteralIdn = minLiteral;
-	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(minLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &minLiteral)) {
-		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteralIdn);
-	}
-
-	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(minLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(minLiteral))) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to clamp\n");
-		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteral);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	//get the value
 	Toy_Literal valueLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
 
-	//parse the value
+	//parse the arguments (if they're identifiers)
 	Toy_Literal valueLiteralIdn = valueLiteral;
 	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(valueLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &valueLiteral)) {
 		Toy_freeLiteral(valueLiteralIdn);
 	}
 
+	Toy_Literal minLiteralIdn = minLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(minLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &minLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal maxLiteralIdn = maxLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(maxLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &maxLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	//check the types
 	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(valueLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(valueLiteral))) {
 		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to clamp\n");
 		Toy_freeLiteral(valueLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(minLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(minLiteral))) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to clamp\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(valueLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(maxLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(maxLiteral))) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to clamp\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(valueLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteral);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -489,18 +490,24 @@ static int nativeClamp(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments
 	float min = TOY_IS_INTEGER(minLiteral)? TOY_AS_INTEGER(minLiteral) : TOY_AS_FLOAT(minLiteral);
 	float max = TOY_IS_INTEGER(maxLiteral)? TOY_AS_INTEGER(maxLiteral) : TOY_AS_FLOAT(maxLiteral);
 
-	float result = (value < min)? min : value;
-	if (result > max) result = max;
+	//determine which literal to return (this way, we retain the original type)
+	if (min > value) {
+		Toy_pushLiteralArray(&interpreter->stack, minLiteral);
+	}
 
-	Toy_Literal resultLiteral = TOY_TO_FLOAT_LITERAL(result);
-	Toy_pushLiteralArray(&interpreter->stack, resultLiteral);
+	else if (max < value) {
+		Toy_pushLiteralArray(&interpreter->stack, maxLiteral);
+	}
+
+	else {
+		Toy_pushLiteralArray(&interpreter->stack, valueLiteral);
+	}
 
-	Toy_freeLiteral(resultLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(valueLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(minLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(maxLiteral);
-    
-    return 1;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int nativeLerp(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
@@ -509,48 +516,49 @@ static int nativeLerp(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	//get the amount
+	//get the arguments
 	Toy_Literal amountLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
-	
-	//parse the amount
-	Toy_Literal amountLiteralIdn = amountLiteral;
-	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(amountLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &amountLiteral)) {
-		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteralIdn);
-	}
-
-	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(amountLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(amountLiteral))) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to lerp\n");
-		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteral);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	//get the end
 	Toy_Literal endLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
-	
-	//parse the end
-	Toy_Literal endLiteralIdn = endLiteral;
-	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(endLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &endLiteral)) {
-		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteralIdn);
-	}
-
-	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(endLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(endLiteral))) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to lerp\n");
-		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteral);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	//get the value
 	Toy_Literal startLiteral = Toy_popLiteralArray(arguments);
 
-	//parse the value
+	//parse the arguments (if they're identifiers)
 	Toy_Literal startLiteralIdn = startLiteral;
 	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(startLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &startLiteral)) {
 		Toy_freeLiteral(startLiteralIdn);
 	}
 
+	Toy_Literal endLiteralIdn = endLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(endLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &endLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	Toy_Literal amountLiteralIdn = amountLiteral;
+	if (TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(amountLiteral) && Toy_parseIdentifierToValue(interpreter, &amountLiteral)) {
+		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteralIdn);
+	}
+
+	//check the argument types
 	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(startLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(startLiteral))) {
 		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to lerp\n");
 		Toy_freeLiteral(startLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(endLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(endLiteral))) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to lerp\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(startLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteral);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!(TOY_IS_INTEGER(amountLiteral) || TOY_IS_FLOAT(amountLiteral))) {
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect argument type passed to lerp\n");
+		Toy_freeLiteral(startLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteral);
+		Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteral);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -559,17 +567,20 @@ static int nativeLerp(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 	float end = TOY_IS_INTEGER(endLiteral)? TOY_AS_INTEGER(endLiteral) : TOY_AS_FLOAT(endLiteral);
 	float amount = TOY_IS_INTEGER(amountLiteral)? TOY_AS_INTEGER(amountLiteral) : TOY_AS_FLOAT(amountLiteral);
 
+	//calculate the result
 	float result = start + amount * (end - start);
 
+	//return the result
 	Toy_Literal resultLiteral = TOY_TO_FLOAT_LITERAL(result);
 	Toy_pushLiteralArray(&interpreter->stack, resultLiteral);
 
+	//cleanup
 	Toy_freeLiteral(resultLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(startLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(endLiteral);
 	Toy_freeLiteral(amountLiteral);
-    
-    return 1;
+	
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static int nativeConcat(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
diff --git a/test/scripts/lib/standard.toy b/test/scripts/lib/standard.toy
index a273878..ab50ff4 100644
--- a/test/scripts/lib/standard.toy
+++ b/test/scripts/lib/standard.toy
@@ -133,6 +133,31 @@ import standard;
 }
 
 
+//test clamp
+{
+	assert clamp(1, 0, 5) == 1, "clamp(1, 0, 5) failed";
+	assert clamp(0, 1, 5) == 1, "clamp(0, 1, 5) failed";
+	assert clamp(10, 1, 5) == 5, "clamp(10, 1, 5) failed";
+
+	assert clamp(1.0, 0.0, 5.0) == 1, "clamp(1.0, 0.0, 5.0) failed";
+	assert clamp(0.0, 1.0, 5.0) == 1, "clamp(0.0, 1.0, 5.0) failed";
+	assert clamp(10.0, 1.0, 5.0) == 5, "clamp(10.0, 1.0, 5.0) failed";
+
+	assert typeof clamp(10, 1, 5) == int, "typeof clamp(10, 1, 5) == int failed";
+	assert typeof clamp(10.0, 1, 5) == int, "typeof clamp(10.0, 1, 5) == int failed";
+	assert typeof clamp(10, 1, 5.0) == float, "typeof clamp(10, 1, 5.0) == float failed";
+}
+
+
+//test lerp
+{
+	assert lerp(0, 10, 0.5) == 5, "lerp 50% failed";
+	assert lerp(0, 10, 1.5) == 15, "lerp 150% failed";
+
+	assert typeof lerp(0, 10, 0) == float, "typeof lerp result failed";
+}
+
+
 //test concat
 {
 	//test array concat