diff --git a/src/ASTTransformation.cpp b/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
index a5d2a5f..0b9a6b9 100644
--- a/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
+++ b/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,8 @@ NodeTree<ASTData>* ASTTransformation::transform(NodeTree<Symbol>* from, NodeTree
         // for type inferencing
         if (!identifierType) {
             if (toAssign) {
-                identifierType = toAssign->getDataRef()->valueType;
+                // no reference variables
+                identifierType = toAssign->getDataRef()->valueType->withoutReference();
                 newIdentifier->getDataRef()->valueType = identifierType;
             } else
                 throw "have to inference but no expression";
diff --git a/src/CGenerator.cpp b/src/CGenerator.cpp
index d1f2a23..d513f23 100644
--- a/src/CGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/CGenerator.cpp
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ CCodeTriple CGenerator::generate(NodeTree<ASTData>* from, NodeTree<ASTData>* enc
                     output.value += ValueTypeToCType(children[0]->getData().valueType, assignedTo) + ";\n";
                     // we put the thing about to be copy constructed in a variable so we can for sure take its address
                     std::string toAssignTemp = "copy_construct_param" + getID();
-                    output.value += ValueTypeToCType(children[1]->getData().valueType, toAssignTemp) + " = " + toAssign.value + ";\n";
+                    output.value += ValueTypeToCType(children[1]->getData().valueType->withoutReference(), toAssignTemp) + " = " + toAssign.value + ";\n";
 
                     output.value += generateMethodIfExists(children[0]->getDataRef()->valueType, "copy_construct", "&" + assignedTo + ", &" + toAssignTemp, std::vector<Type>{children[1]->getDataRef()->valueType->withIncreasedIndirection()}) + ";\n" + output.postValue;
                     output.value += toAssign.postValue;
diff --git a/stdlib/grammer.krak b/stdlib/grammer.krak
index 6584e65..1182aad 100644
--- a/stdlib/grammer.krak
+++ b/stdlib/grammer.krak
@@ -139,42 +139,53 @@ obj grammer (Object) {
         )
         var first_helper = fun(rhs: vector::vector<symbol::symbol>): set::set<symbol::symbol> {
             var toRet = set::set<symbol::symbol>()
-            rhs.for_each(fun(sym: symbol::symbol) {
-                toRet.add(first_set_map[sym])
-            })
+            if (rhs.size) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < rhs.size; i++;) {
+                    var lookahead = first_set_map[rhs[i]]
+                    if (lookahead.contains(symbol::null_symbol())) {
+                        lookahead.remove(symbol::null_symbol())
+                        toRet.add(lookahead)
+                    } else {
+                        toRet.add(lookahead)
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                toRet.add(symbol::null_symbol())
+            }
             return toRet
         }
         var changed = true
         while (changed) {
-            io::println("//////////current state of map/////////////")
+            /*io::println("//////////current state of map/////////////")*/
             first_set_map.keys.for_each(fun(sym: symbol::symbol) {
-                io::print("for ")
-                io::println(sym.to_string())
-                io::println("map is:")
-                first_set_map[sym].for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {
-                    io::print("lookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())
-                })
+                /*io::print("for ")*/
+                /*io::println(sym.to_string())*/
+                /*io::println("map is:")*/
+                /*first_set_map[sym].for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {*/
+                    /*io::print("lookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())*/
+                /*})*/
             })
             changed = false
             rules.for_each( fun(r: rule) {
                 var rule_lookahead = first_helper(r.rhs)
                 if (!changed) {
-                    io::println(r.to_string())
+                    /*io::println(r.to_string())*/
                     changed = !first_set_map[r.lhs].contains(rule_lookahead)
-                    io::print("changed: "); io::println(changed)
-                    io::print("\tcurrent lookahead is sized:")
-                    io::println(first_set_map[r.lhs].size())
-                    io::println("\tcurrent lookahead is:")
-                    first_set_map[r.lhs].for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {
-                        io::print("\t\tlookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())
-                    })
-                    io::println()
-                    io::print("\rule lookahead is sized:")
-                    io::println(rule_lookahead.size())
-                    io::println("\trule lookahead is:")
-                    rule_lookahead.for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {
-                        io::print("\t\tlookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())
-                    })
+                    /*io::print("changed: "); io::println(changed)*/
+                    /*io::print("\tcurrent lookahead is sized:")*/
+                    /*io::println(first_set_map[r.lhs].size())*/
+                    /*io::println("\tcurrent lookahead is:")*/
+                    /*first_set_map[r.lhs].for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {*/
+                        /*io::print("\t\tlookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())*/
+                    /*})*/
+                    /*io::println()*/
+                    /*io::print("\rule lookahead is sized:")*/
+                    /*io::println(rule_lookahead.size())*/
+                    /*io::println("\trule lookahead is:")*/
+                    /*rule_lookahead.for_each(fun(look: symbol::symbol) {*/
+                        /*io::print("\t\tlookahead: "); io::println(look.to_string())*/
+                    /*})*/
                 }
                 first_set_map[r.lhs].add(rule_lookahead)
             })
diff --git a/stdlib/symbol.krak b/stdlib/symbol.krak
index f322dc0..61a3cd6 100644
--- a/stdlib/symbol.krak
+++ b/stdlib/symbol.krak
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import string
 
+fun null_symbol(): symbol {
+    var toRet.construct(string::string("$NULL"), false, string::string("$NULL$")): symbol
+    return toRet
+}
+
 fun symbol(nameIn: *char, terminalIn: bool): symbol {
     var toRet.construct(string::string(nameIn), terminalIn, string::string("no_value")): symbol
     return toRet
diff --git a/tests/grammer2.kgm b/tests/grammer2.kgm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b50832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/grammer2.kgm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# comment
+a = b ;
+b = "c":named_c ;
+b = c "d":dname ;
+c = "a" | d ;
+d = e post_null post_non_null ;
+e = f | ;
+f = ;
+post_null = "hi"
+post_non_null = "bye"
diff --git a/tests/test_grammer.krak b/tests/test_grammer.krak
index 099cb3b..a535897 100644
--- a/tests/test_grammer.krak
+++ b/tests/test_grammer.krak
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import symbol:*
 fun main():int {
 
     /*var a = load_grammer(read_file(string("../krakenGrammer.kgm")))*/
-    var a = load_grammer(read_file(string("grammer.kgm")))
+    /*var a = load_grammer(read_file(string("grammer.kgm")))*/
+    var a = load_grammer(read_file(string("grammer2.kgm")))
     println(a.to_string())
     var doFirstSet = fun() {
         a.calculate_first_set()
@@ -39,8 +40,9 @@ fun main():int {
     var lex = lexer(a.terminals)
 
    /*lex.set_input(read_file(string("test_grammer.krak")))*/
-    lex.set_input(string("ccdahas spacedhas
-returndaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"))
+    /*lex.set_input(string("ccdahas spacedhas*/
+/*returndaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"))*/
+    lex.set_input(string("hibyed"))
     println("woo lexing:")
     range(8).for_each(fun(i: int) { println(lex.next().to_string()); } )
     /*range(80).for_each(fun(i: int) { println(lex.next().to_string()); } )*/
diff --git a/tests/test_references.expected_results b/tests/test_references.expected_results
index af7ccef..585cf3c 100644
--- a/tests/test_references.expected_results
+++ b/tests/test_references.expected_results
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
 construct
 do
 do
+copy_construct
+do
+destruct
 destruct
diff --git a/tests/test_references.krak b/tests/test_references.krak
index fb6f1ce..9628d96 100644
--- a/tests/test_references.krak
+++ b/tests/test_references.krak
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ fun main():int {
     var t.construct() : test_cons
     call(t)
     id(t).do()
+
+    var do_copy = id(t)
+    do_copy.do()
     return 0
 }