diff --git a/test/simple_goal.ll b/test/simple_goal.ll
index d587c07..083ab8d 100644
--- a/test/simple_goal.ll
+++ b/test/simple_goal.ll
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ define [21 x i8] @i64ToString(i64 %val_org) {
 
     ; allocate memory for the string, and store the temp variable into it
     %string_ptr = alloca [21 x i8] 
-    store [21 x i8] c"\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00", ptr %string_ptr  
+    store [21 x i8] c"\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00", [21 x i8]* %string_ptr  
 
     ; create a pointer to the array
     %array_index_ptr = alloca i32
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ define [21 x i8] @i64ToString(i64 %val_org) {
     while_point:
         %val.tmp = load i64, i64* %val; load i64, i64* %val
         %val.1 = call i64 @llvm.abs.i64(i64 %val.tmp, i1 true)
-        %tmp = load i32, ptr %array_index_ptr
+        %tmp = load i32, i32* %array_index_ptr
         %array_pointer.1 = getelementptr [21 x i8], [21 x i8]* %string_ptr, i32 0, i32 %tmp
         %array_index_ptr.1 = add i32 %tmp, 1
-        store i32 %array_index_ptr.1, ptr %array_index_ptr
+        store i32 %array_index_ptr.1, i32* %array_index_ptr
 
         ; this should not work, but it does
         %remainder = srem i64 %val.1, 10
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ define [21 x i8] @i64ToString(i64 %val_org) {
     ret [21 x i8] %res
 }
 
-define void @reverseI64String(i8* %string, i64 %len) {
+define void @reverseI64String([21 x i8]* %string) {
     %new_string = alloca [21 x i8] 
-    store [21 x i8] c"\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00", ptr %new_string  
-    %reverse_index = alloca i32*
+    store [21 x i8] c"\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00", [21 x i8]* %new_string  
+    %reverse_index = alloca i32
     store i32 20, i32* %reverse_index
 
     %new_index = alloca i32
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define void @reverseI64String(i8* %string, i64 %len) {
         %reverse_index.0 = load i32, i32* %reverse_index
         %reverse_ptr = getelementptr [21 x i8], [21 x i8]* %string, i32 0, i32 %reverse_index.0
         %reverse_index.1 = sub i32 %reverse_index.0, 1
-        store i32 %reverse_index.1, ptr %reverse_index
+        store i32 %reverse_index.1, i32* %reverse_index
 
         %new_index.0 = load i32, i32* %new_index
         %new_ptr = getelementptr [21 x i8], [21 x i8]* %new_string, i32 0, i32 %new_index.0
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ define void @reverseI64String(i8* %string, i64 %len) {
         %condition = icmp eq i8 %value, 0 
         br i1 %condition, label %while_start, label %not_zero   
         not_zero:
-            store i8 %value, ptr %new_ptr
+            store i8 %value, i8* %new_ptr
             %new_index.1 = add i32 %new_index.0, 1
-            store i32 %new_index.1, ptr %new_index
+            store i32 %new_index.1, i32* %new_index
             
             br label %while_start
     break:
     %copy = load [21 x i8], [21 x i8]* %new_string
-    store [21 x i8] %copy, i8* %string
+    store [21 x i8] %copy, [21 x i8]* %string
     ; start iterating over the original string in reverse
     ; if i == '\00' ignore
     ; else put value into new_string at new i, then new i + 1
@@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ define void @reverseI64String(i8* %string, i64 %len) {
 ; Definition of main function
 define i32 @main() { ; i32()*
     ; %val = add i64 -123456789, 0
-    %val = add i64 -133769420, 0
+    %val = add i64 -133780085, 0
 
     %print_res = call [21 x i8] @i64ToString(i64 %val)
     %ptr = alloca [21 x i8]
-    store [21 x i8] %print_res, ptr %ptr  
+    store [21 x i8] %print_res, [21 x i8]* %ptr  
 
-    call i32 @puts(i8* %ptr)
+    %printable = bitcast [21 x i8]* %ptr to i8* 
+    call i32 @puts(i8* %printable)
 
     ret i32 0
 }