diff --git a/source/toy_bytecode.c b/source/toy_bytecode.c
index a834152..8703d97 100644
--- a/source/toy_bytecode.c
+++ b/source/toy_bytecode.c
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #include "toy_bytecode.h"
 
 #include "toy_memory.h"
+#include "toy_routine.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 //utils
 static void expand(Toy_Bytecode* bc, int amount) {
-	if (bc->count + amount > bc->capacity) {
+	while (bc->count + amount > bc->capacity) {
 		int oldCapacity = bc->capacity;
 
 		bc->capacity = TOY_GROW_CAPACITY(oldCapacity);
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ static void emitByte(Toy_Bytecode* bc, unsigned char byte) {
 }
 
 static void writeModule(Toy_Bytecode* bc, Toy_Ast* ast) {
-	//
+	//TODO: routines
 }
 
 //bytecode
diff --git a/source/toy_routine.c b/source/toy_routine.c
index 1cb346c..eaa51af 100644
--- a/source/toy_routine.c
+++ b/source/toy_routine.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 //utils
-static void expand(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count) {
-	if ((*count) +1 > (*capacity)) {
+static void expand(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, int amount) {
+	while ((*count) + amount > (*capacity)) {
 		int oldCapacity = (*capacity);
 
 		(*capacity) = TOY_GROW_CAPACITY(oldCapacity);
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void expand(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count) {
 }
 
 static void emitByte(void** handle, int* capacity, int* count, unsigned char byte) {
-	expand(handle, capacity, count);
+	expand(handle, capacity, count, 1);
 	((unsigned char*)(*handle))[(*count)++] = byte;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/test_bytecode.c b/tests/cases/test_bytecode.c
index 4694426..8fbed51 100644
--- a/tests/cases/test_bytecode.c
+++ b/tests/cases/test_bytecode.c
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ int test_bytecode_header(Toy_Bucket* bucket) {
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "ERROR: failed to write the bytecode header correctly:\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "\t%d.%d.%d.%s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, bc.ptr[0], bc.ptr[1], bc.ptr[2], (char*)(bc.ptr + 3));
 			fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_ERROR "\t%d.%d.%d.%s\n" TOY_CC_RESET, TOY_VERSION_MAJOR, TOY_VERSION_MINOR, TOY_VERSION_PATCH, TOY_VERSION_BUILD);
+
+			//cleanup and return
+			Toy_freeBytecode(bc);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ int test_bytecode_header(Toy_Bucket* bucket) {
 }
 
 int main() {
+	fprintf(stderr, TOY_CC_WARN "WARNING: Bytecode implementation incomplete\n" TOY_CC_RESET);
+
 	//run each test set, returning the total errors given
 	int total = 0, res = 0;