diff --git a/src/Codegen/Codegen.hs b/src/Codegen/Codegen.hs
index 60135a7..be92a35 100644
--- a/src/Codegen/Codegen.hs
+++ b/src/Codegen/Codegen.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import TypeChecker.TypeCheckerIr (Ident (..))
 generateCode :: MIR.Program -> Bool -> Err String
 generateCode (MIR.Program scs) addGc = do
   let tree = filter (not . detectPrelude) (sortBy lowData scs)
-  let codegen = initCodeGenerator tree
+  let codegen = initCodeGenerator addGc tree
   llvmIrToString . instructions <$> execStateT (compileScs tree) codegen
 
 detectPrelude :: Def -> Bool
diff --git a/src/Codegen/CompilerState.hs b/src/Codegen/CompilerState.hs
index 114a651..1379d2f 100644
--- a/src/Codegen/CompilerState.hs
+++ b/src/Codegen/CompilerState.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ data CodeGenerator = CodeGenerator
     , constructors :: Map TIR.Ident ConstructorInfo
     , variableCount :: Integer
     , labelCount :: Integer
+    , gcEnabled :: Bool
     }
 
 -- | A state type synonym
@@ -115,15 +116,16 @@ getTypes bs = Map.fromList $ go bs
     variantTypes fi = init $ map type2LlvmType (flattenType fi)
     biggestVariant ts = 8 + maximum (sum . (\(Inj _ fi) -> typeByteSize <$> variantTypes fi) <$> ts)
 
-initCodeGenerator :: [MIR.Def] -> CodeGenerator
-initCodeGenerator scs =
+initCodeGenerator :: Bool -> [MIR.Def] -> CodeGenerator
+initCodeGenerator addGc scs =
     CodeGenerator
-        { instructions = defaultStart
+        { instructions = defaultStart <> if addGc then gcStart else []
         , functions = getFunctions scs
         , constructors = getConstructors scs
         , customTypes = getTypes scs
         , variableCount = 0
         , labelCount = 0
+        , gcEnabled = addGc
         }
 
 defaultStart :: [LLVMIr]
@@ -135,7 +137,11 @@ defaultStart =
     , UnsafeRaw "declare i32 @printf(ptr noalias nocapture, ...)\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "declare i32 @exit(i32 noundef)\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "declare ptr @malloc(i32 noundef)\n"
-    , UnsafeRaw "declare external void @cheap_init()\n"
+    ]
+
+gcStart :: [LLVMIr]
+gcStart =
+    [ UnsafeRaw "declare external void @cheap_init()\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "declare external ptr @cheap_alloc(i64)\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "declare external void @cheap_dispose()\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "declare external ptr @cheap_the()\n"
diff --git a/src/Codegen/Emits.hs b/src/Codegen/Emits.hs
index c851374..66cad6e 100644
--- a/src/Codegen/Emits.hs
+++ b/src/Codegen/Emits.hs
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ compileScs [] = do
                         Just s -> do
                             emit $ Comment "Malloc and store"
                             heapPtr <- getNewVar
-                            emit $ SetVariable heapPtr (Malloca s)
+                            useGc <- gets gcEnabled
+                            emit $ SetVariable heapPtr (if useGc then GcMalloc s else Malloc s)
                             emit $ Store arg_t' (VIdent (TIR.Ident arg_n) arg_t') Ptr heapPtr
                             emit $ Store (Ref arg_t') (VIdent heapPtr arg_t') Ptr elemPtr
                         Nothing -> do
@@ -103,10 +104,11 @@ compileScs (MIR.DBind (MIR.Bind (name, t) args exp) : xs) = do
     emit . Comment $ show name <> ": " <> show exp
     let args' = map (second type2LlvmType) args
     emit $ Define FastCC t_return name args'
-    when (name == "main") (mapM_ emit firstMainContent)
+    useGc <- gets gcEnabled
+    when (name == "main") (mapM_ emit (firstMainContent useGc))
     functionBody <- exprToValue exp
     if name == "main"
-        then mapM_ emit $ lastMainContent functionBody
+        then mapM_ emit $ lastMainContent useGc functionBody
         else emit $ Ret t_return functionBody
     emit DefineEnd
     modify $ \s -> s{variableCount = 0}
@@ -126,20 +128,26 @@ compileScs (MIR.DData (MIR.Data typ ts) : xs) = do
         ts
     compileScs xs
 
-firstMainContent :: [LLVMIr]
-firstMainContent =
+firstMainContent :: Bool -> [LLVMIr]
+firstMainContent True =
     [ UnsafeRaw "%prof = call ptr @cheap_the()\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "call void @cheap_set_profiler(ptr %prof, i1 true)\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "call void @cheap_init()\n"
     ]
+firstMainContent False = []
 
-lastMainContent :: LLVMValue -> [LLVMIr]
-lastMainContent var =
+lastMainContent :: Bool -> LLVMValue -> [LLVMIr]
+lastMainContent True var =
     [ UnsafeRaw $
         "call i32 (ptr, ...) @printf(ptr noundef @.str, i64 noundef " <> toIr var <> ")\n"
     , UnsafeRaw "call void @cheap_dispose()\n"
     , Ret I64 (VInteger 0)
     ]
+lastMainContent False var =
+    [ UnsafeRaw $
+        "call i32 (ptr, ...) @printf(ptr noundef @.str, i64 noundef " <> toIr var <> ")\n"
+    , Ret I64 (VInteger 0)
+    ]
 
 compileExp :: ExpT -> CompilerState ()
 compileExp (MIR.ELit lit, _t) = emitLit lit
@@ -175,7 +183,8 @@ emitECased t e cases = do
     -- emit $ Label crashLbl
     var_num <- getVarCount
     emit . UnsafeRaw $ "call i32 (ptr, ...) @printf(ptr noundef @.non_exhaustive_patterns, i64 noundef " <> show var_num <> ", i64 noundef 6)\n"
-    emit . UnsafeRaw $ "call void @cheap_dispose()\n"
+    useGc <- gets gcEnabled
+    when useGc (emit . UnsafeRaw $ "call void @cheap_dispose()\n")
     emit . UnsafeRaw $ "call i32 @exit(i32 noundef 1)\n"
     mapM_ (const increaseVarCount) [0 .. 1]
     emit $ Br label
diff --git a/src/Codegen/LlvmIr.hs b/src/Codegen/LlvmIr.hs
index ac9432a..cc77cf9 100644
--- a/src/Codegen/LlvmIr.hs
+++ b/src/Codegen/LlvmIr.hs
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ data LLVMIr
     | Bitcast LLVMType LLVMValue LLVMType
     | Ret LLVMType LLVMValue
     | Comment String
-    | Malloca Integer
+    | Malloc Integer
+    | GcMalloc Integer
     | UnsafeRaw String -- This should generally be avoided, and proper
     -- instructions should be used in its place
     deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
@@ -223,7 +224,10 @@ llvmIrToString = go 0
                     , ")\n"
                     ]
             (Alloca t) -> unwords ["alloca", toIr t, "\n"]
-            (Malloca t) -> 
+            (Malloc t) -> 
+                concat
+                    [ "call ptr @malloc(i64 ", show t, ")\n"]
+            (GcMalloc t) -> 
                 concat
                     [ "call ptr @cheap_alloc(i64 ", show t, ")\n"]
             (Store t1 val t2 (Ident id2)) ->
diff --git a/src/Compiler.hs b/src/Compiler.hs
index 12f36b0..72598cb 100644
--- a/src/Compiler.hs
+++ b/src/Compiler.hs
@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@ import System.Process.Extra (
 optimize :: String -> IO String
 optimize = readCreateProcess (shell "opt --O3 --tailcallopt -S")
 
-compileClang :: String -> IO String
-compileClang =
+compileClang :: Bool -> String -> IO String
+compileClang False =
+    readCreateProcess . shell $
+        unwords
+            [ "clang++" -- , "-Lsrc/GC/lib/", "-l:libgcoll.a"
+            , "-fno-rtti"
+            , "-x"
+            , "ir" -- , "-Lsrc/GC/lib -l:gcoll.a"
+            , "-o"
+            , "output/hello_world"
+            , "-"
+            ]
+compileClang True =
     readCreateProcess . shell $
         unwords
             [ "clang++" -- , "-Lsrc/GC/lib/", "-l:libgcoll.a"
@@ -30,4 +41,4 @@ compileClang =
             ]
 
 compile :: String -> Bool -> IO String
-compile s addGc = optimize s >>= compileClang
+compile s addGc = optimize s >>= compileClang addGc