diff --git a/lib/pinc_core/SymbolTable.ml b/lib/pinc_core/SymbolTable.ml
index 01c40eb..c8633d0 100644
--- a/lib/pinc_core/SymbolTable.ml
+++ b/lib/pinc_core/SymbolTable.ml
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ and scope = Global
 let make () = { store = StringMap.empty; length = Int32.zero }
 
 let define_symbol t ~name =
-  let symbol = { name; scope = Global; address = t.length } in
-  { store = StringMap.add name symbol t.store; length = Int32.succ t.length }
+  let address = Int32.succ t.length in
+  let symbol = { name; scope = Global; address } in
+  { store = StringMap.add name symbol t.store; length = address }
 ;;
 
 let resolve_symbol t ~name = StringMap.find_opt name t.store
diff --git a/test/vm/run.t b/test/vm/run.t
index a0dc732..d7455a4 100644
--- a/test/vm/run.t
+++ b/test/vm/run.t
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@
   $ NO_COLOR="1" print_instructions . Let
   0000 I_Constant 0x00000001 (00000001)
   0005 I_Set_Global 0x00000001 (00000001)
-  0010 I_Get_Global 0x00000000 (00000000)
+  0010 I_Get_Global 0x00000001 (00000001)
   0015 I_Set_Global 0x00000002 (00000002)
-  0020 I_Get_Global 0x00000001 (00000001)
+  0020 I_Get_Global 0x00000002 (00000002)
   0025 I_Pop
 
   $ NO_COLOR="1" print_instructions . UnboundIdentifier