diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
index 5783d221..cbd6a711 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
@@ -3074,6 +3074,11 @@ BfTypedValue BfExprEvaluator::LoadLocal(BfLocalVariable* varDecl, bool allowRef)
 			localResult = BfTypedValue(varDecl->mAddr, varDecl->mResolvedType, BfTypedValueKind_SplatHead);
 		else if (!varDecl->mResolvedType->IsValuelessType())
 			localResult = BfTypedValue(varDecl->mValue, varDecl->mResolvedType, BfTypedValueKind_SplatHead);
+		else if ((varDecl->mResolvedType->IsRef()) && (!allowRef))
+		{
+			BF_ASSERT(varDecl->mResolvedType->IsValuelessType());
+			localResult = BfTypedValue(varDecl->mValue, varDecl->mResolvedType->GetUnderlyingType());
+		}
 		else
 			localResult = BfTypedValue(varDecl->mValue, varDecl->mResolvedType);
 		//BF_ASSERT(varDecl->mValue.IsArg());
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
index 10cf5256..0b223e4d 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
@@ -15887,6 +15887,7 @@ void BfModule::ProcessMethod_SetupParams(BfMethodInstance* methodInstance, BfTyp
 			paramVar->mIsSplat = true; // Treat skipped (valueless) as a splat
 			paramVar->mValue = mBfIRBuilder->GetFakeVal();
 		}
+
 		paramVar->mIsLowered = resolvedType->GetLoweredType(BfTypeUsage_Parameter, &loweredTypeCode, &loweredTypeCode2) != BfTypeCode_None;
 		paramVar->mIsStruct = resolvedType->IsComposite() && !resolvedType->IsTypedPrimitive();
 		paramVar->mParamIdx = paramIdx;