diff --git a/scripts/example.toy b/scripts/example.toy
index 53af2cb..1efe9b4 100644
--- a/scripts/example.toy
+++ b/scripts/example.toy
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var a = 1;
 print a;
 
 //test scope will shadow higher scope on redefine
-var b = 3;
+var b: int = 3;
 {
 	var b = 4;
 	print b;
diff --git a/source/compiler.c b/source/compiler.c
index 1ff8d3b..65fcce9 100644
--- a/source/compiler.c
+++ b/source/compiler.c
@@ -144,7 +144,14 @@ static int writeLiteralTypeToCache(LiteralArray* literalCache, Literal literal)
 	//push the store to the cache, tweaking the type
 	Literal lit = TO_ARRAY_LITERAL(store);
 	lit.type = LITERAL_TYPE_INTERMEDIATE; //NOTE: tweaking the type usually isn't a good idea
-	return pushLiteralArray(literalCache, lit);
+
+	//BUGFIX: check if exactly this literal array exists
+	int index = findLiteralIndex(literalCache, lit);
+	if (index < 0) {
+		index = pushLiteralArray(literalCache, lit);
+	}
+
+	return index;
 }
 
 static int writeLiteralToCompiler(Compiler* compiler, Literal literal) {
diff --git a/source/literal.c b/source/literal.c
index 8826e7f..06bb197 100644
--- a/source/literal.c
+++ b/source/literal.c
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ bool literalsAreEqual(Literal lhs, Literal rhs) {
 			return !strncmp(AS_STRING(lhs), AS_STRING(rhs), STRLEN(lhs));
 
 		case LITERAL_ARRAY:
+		case LITERAL_TYPE_INTERMEDIATE: //BUGFIX: used for storing types as an array
 			//mismatched sizes
 			if (AS_ARRAY(lhs)->count != AS_ARRAY(rhs)->count) {
 				return false;